Political elites play an important role in determining who wins primaries, yet comparatively
little is known about which voices in party networks matter when different intra-party signals …

We provide a model of dark money in elections. An ideologically extreme donor with private
information about candidate ideology and quality can advertise on behalf of a candidate …

Abstract The United States Supreme Court 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal
Election Commission led to a major deregulation of election campaign finance law. A new …

Does money in politics affect democratic performance? I study the effect of the Supreme
Court's 2010 landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which struck down existing state …

The deregulation in campaign finance, stemming from the 2010 United States Supreme
Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, has led to nonprofit …

Political elites play an important role in determining who wins primaries, yet comparatively
little is known about which voices in party networks matter when different intra-party signals …

There is a distinct possibility that the 47th President of the United States will be Donald
Trump, previously its 45th President. In the telecommunications industry carriers …

ABSTRACT In the post-Citizens United dark money age, state disclosure regulations are the
last line of defense for citizens to learn who is behind unlimited independent expenditures …

show which reform proposals are unlikely to achieve their goals—or could even make things
worse by fueling extremism. There can be a great deal of herding behavior within reform …

These include, among others, concerns that civic activity involving political contributions
tends to bias participation toward wealthier citizens. We make our appraisals at a time when …