In more than half of the democratic countries in the world, candidates face legal constraints
on how much money they can spend on their electoral campaigns, yet we know little about …

How do citizens and leaders in democratic nations communicate about their problems and
prospects for the future? What can be learned from other nations about how to communicate …

In the following analysis, we provide an assessment of the effect of campaign finance reform
on campaign spending and electoral competition in gubernatorial campaigns. The work …

Our analysis uses simulations to consider the likely impact of campaign finance reform on
electoral outcomes and electoral competitiveness. The analysis improves upon previous …

We compare spending in concurrent senate and gubernatorial elections to determine if
campaign finance laws influence candidate campaign spending. We find that candidate …

Ask most Americans what they think of politics and you'll likely get an earful. With suspicion
and distrust of public servants running high, many citizens seem dispirited by the very …

Based on partisan arguments regarding the likely effect of campaign finance reform on
electoral competition, one might suspect that, had spending limits been in place prior to the …

The degeneration of democratic systems is reflected in dwindling voter participation, public
cynicism and hostility against government institutions, decline in the educational system, the …

Despite the recent policy debates about party campaign finance, little is known about
campaign contributions to parties and the effects of party-related reforms on elections. In this …

State legislative campaign finance reform varies considerably among states and over time.
Over the past 35 years states have adopted increasingly stronger reform policies; however …