We provide a model of self-selection by candidates in a probabilistic voting environment to
shed light on the forces shaping the quality of politicians from both the supply and demand …

Social scientists have begun to work alongside developing country governments,
nongovernmental organizations, and international organizations on experimental projects …

Does external monitoring improve democratic performance? Fact‐checking has come to
play an increasingly important role in political coverage in the United States, but some …

Throughout the world, voters lack access to information about politicians, government
performance, and public services. Efforts to remedy these informational deficits are …

Over the last decade, international rankings have emerged as a critical tool used by
international actors engaged in global governance. State practices and performance are …

States of Credit provides the first comprehensive look at the joint development of
representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early …

We study a randomized educational intervention in 550 households in 26 matched villages
in two Kenyan districts. The intervention provided parents with information about their …

It is widely believed that rents from windfall revenue undermine accountability. An enduring
explanation is that windfalls free leaders from the need to tax, producing a quiescent …

I argue that if citizens systematically underestimate what their government can and should
do for them, then they will hold politicians to a lower standard and sanction poor performers …

How does corruption affect voting behavior when economic conditions are poor? Using a
novel experimental design and two original survey experiments, we offer four important …