We show that the Brazilian trade liberalization in the early 1990s led to a permanent relative
decline in the vote share of left-wing presidential candidates in the regions more affected by …

About 80% of democracies allow legislators to be employed in the private sector while they
hold office. However, we know little about the consequences of this practice. In this article, I …

Prior studies have documented that working-class individuals rarely become
parliamentarians. We know less about when in the career pipeline to parliament workers …

Despite the growing interest in the economic backgrounds of mps in Western Europe, the
evolution of working-class numerical representation before 1945 has not been …

While most voters and politicians are convinced that campaign finance shapes policy and
elections, studies typically have found small or no effects. However, better data and a …

While the role of interest groups' contributions in shaping policies has been wellstudied, little
is known about their effects on political selection and electoral outcomes. This paper studies …

We show that the Brazilian trade liberalization in the early 1990s led to a permanent relative
decline in the vote share of left-wing presidential candidates in the regions more affected by …