This paper connects the rise in polarization to changes in media technology, which allow for
higher precision in the advertising strategy of candidates. Candidates place ads in media …

We study political competition in an environment in which voters have private information
about their preferences. Our framework covers models of income taxation, public-goods …

We develop a theory of electoral competition in multidistrict legislative elections when
nomination decisions are made by local policy-motivated party members, and voters care …

Building on the literature of the political economy of taxation, this article explores the
relationship between political competition and tax revenues using a sample of 89 …

We develop a theory of legislative competition in which voters care about local candidate
valence and national party positions that are determined by the parties' median legislators …

Majority voting over selfishly optimal nonlinear income tax schedules proposed by a
continuum of individuals who have quasilinear-in-consumption preferences is considered …

How does fiscal austerity affect redistributive policies? We document that during austerity
episodes, countries tend to increase marginal income tax rates on top earners, but not on …

We characterize the Pareto-frontier in a simple Mirrleesian model of income taxation. We
show how the second-best frontier, which incorporates incentive constraints due to private …

Pairwise majority voting over alternative nonlinear income tax schedules is considered
when there is a continuum of individuals who differ in their labor productivities, which is …

We study majority voting over selfishly optimal nonlinear income tax schedules proposed by
a continuum of workers who can migrate between two competing jurisdictions. Both skill …