This paper describes the influence of government ideology on economic policy-making in
the United States. I review studies using data for the national, state and local levels and …

Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism addresses major questions in distributive politics. Why is it
acceptable for parties to try to win elections by promising to make certain groups of people …

We complement the literature on distributive politics by taking a systematic look at regional
favoritism in a large and diverse sample of countries and by employing a broad measure …

This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on
party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible …

This article reviews some recent advances in research on presidential appointments and
personnel. I focus specifically on research analyzing changes in the institutional …

This article uses a regression discontinuity design in close electoral races to disclose purely
political reasons in the allocation of intergovernmental transfers in a federal state. We …

A vast literature debates the efficacy of descriptive representation in legislatures. Though
studies argue it influences how communities are represented through constituency service …

Papers in the burgeoning empirical literature on distributive politics often focus their analysis
on the pattern of distribution of a single patronage good—for example, cash transfers, roads …

Particularistic spending, a large literature argues, builds support for incumbents. This
literature equates money spent in the district with the credit constituents allocate. Yet …

We use the recent trade escalation between the USA and its trade partners to study whether
retaliatory tariffs are politically targeted. We find comprehensive evidence using individual …