Institutions' matter'to electoral reform advocates and political scientists-both argue that
variation in electoral institutions affect how elected officials and citizens behave. Change the …

This paper examines whether campaign contribution restrictions have consequences for
election outcomes. States are a natural laboratory to examine this issue. We analyze …

This article explores how political communication institutions affect cross‐national
differences in voter turnout in democratic elections. It demonstrates how the structure and …

This analysis examines the influence of state, district, and candidate-level factors on the
reelection prospects of state legislative incumbents. Campaigns in 14 states over two …

Does complete public financing of campaigns enhance electoral competition? Arizona and
Maine implemented similar clean elections programs for state-level races in 2000, providing …

This article examines the influence of campaign election laws on patterns of candidacy in
state legislative elections. Previous studies demonstrate that restrictions on campaign …

Much work on the apparent ineffectiveness on incumbent spending in congressional
elections has hypothesized that the productivity of incumbent spending is low because …

This paper presents a model which captures the three main arguments for and against
campaign spending limits. Campaign spending limits are purported to restrict the …

Campaign finance reform has become a hotly debated issue at both the federal and state
levels. Maine and Arizona became the first states to implement a fully subsidized public …

This paper examines the effects of campaign finance laws on interest group activities in state
election campaigns. Specifically, the analysis considers how laws aimed at limiting …