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MPs for Sale? Returns to Office in Postwar British Politics by EGGERS, ANDREW C., HAINMUELLER, JENS

“…Many recent studies show that firms profit from connections to influential politicians, but less is known about how much politicians financially benefit from…”
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Capitol Losses: The Mediocre Performance of Congressional Stock Portfolios by C. Eggers, Andrew, Hainmueller, Jens

“…Given the effects of policy on financial markets, political insiders should be capable of enriching themselves through savvy investing. Consistent with this…”
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No evidence for systematic voter fraud: A guide to statistical claims about the 2020 election by Eggers, Andrew C., Garro, Haritz, Grimmer, Justin

“…After the 2020 US presidential election Donald Trump refused to concede, alleging widespread and unparalleled voter fraud. Trump’s supporters deployed several…”
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Corruption, Accountability, and Gender: Do Female Politicians Face Higher Standards in Public Life? by Eggers, Andrew C., Vivyan, Nick, Wagner, Markus

“…Previous research suggests that female politicians face higher standards in public life, perhaps in part because female voters expect more from female…”
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Good news about good news? The limited impacts of informing Americans about recent success in climate change mitigation by Chiancone, Olivia, Chugh, Tara, De Leon-Duarte, Brayant, Eggers, Andrew C., Fica, Benjamin, Goel, Ishaan, Konow, Stacia, Lundsgaard, Annika, Margie, Julia, Miller, Zane, Pinheiro, Manuela, Semka, Panteleymon, Stokes, John, Tantawy, Leena, Triamkitsawat, Panthita, Waldspurger, Gus

“…Slowing the process of global warming will require sustained reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over decades, which in turn depends on public support…”
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Regression Discontinuity Designs Based on Population Thresholds: Pitfalls and Solutions by Eggers, Andrew C., Freier, Ronny, Grembi, Veronica, Nannicini, Tommaso

“…In many countries, important features of municipal government (such as the electoral system, mayors' salaries, and the number of councillors) depend on whether…”
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Placebo Tests for Causal Inference by Eggers, Andrew C., Tuñón, Guadalupe, Dafoe, Allan

“…Placebo tests are increasingly common in applied social science research, but the methodological literature has not previously offered a comprehensive account…”
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Rallying in fear? Estimating the effect of the UK COVID‐19 lockdown with a natural experiment by EGGERS, ANDREW C., HARDING, ROBIN

“…We use a natural experiment to study how the announcement of the UK COVID‐19 lockdown affected citizens' attitudes towards the pandemic and the government's…”
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Quality-Based Explanations of Incumbency Effects by Eggers, Andrew C.

“…Empirical studies of incumbency effects continue to accumulate, but progress in explaining these findings is modest. I introduce a simple framework that…”
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On the Validity of the Regression Discontinuity Design for Estimating Electoral Effects: New Evidence from Over 40,000 Close Races by Eggers, Andrew C., Fowler, Anthony, Hainmueller, Jens, Hall, Andrew B., Snyder Jr, James M.

“…The regression discontinuity (RD) design is a valuable tool for identifying electoral effects, but this design is only effective when relevant actors do not…”
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Partisanship and Electoral Accountability: Evidence from the UK Expenses Scandal by Eggers, Andrew C.

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Incumbency Effects and the Strength of Party Preferences: Evidence from Multiparty Elections in the United Kingdom by Eggers, Andrew C., Spirling, Arthur

“…Previous researchers have speculated that incumbency effects are larger when voters have weaker partisan preferences, but evidence for this relationship is…”
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A diagram for analyzing ordinal voting systems by Eggers, Andrew C.

“…I introduce a diagram for describing and analyzing single-winner elections in which voters rank the candidates—a class of voting systems including positional…”
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The Shadow Cabinet in Westminster Systems: Modeling Opposition Agenda Setting in the House of Commons, 1832–1915 by Eggers, Andrew C., Spirling, Arthur

“…This article considers the emergence of an informal institution vital to the functioning of Westminster polities: that the Shadow Cabinet is a ‘government in…”
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Proportionality and Turnout: Evidence From French Municipalities by Eggers, Andrew C.

“…Many studies find that voter turnout is higher in proportional representation (PR) elections than in plurality elections, but because the two systems differ in…”
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Ministerial Responsiveness in Westminster Systems: Institutional Choices and House of Commons Debate, 1832-1915 by Eggers, Andrew C., Spirling, Arthur

“…In Westminster systems, governments enjoy strong agenda-setting powers but are accountable to an inquisitorial opposition. This article provides insights into…”
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The economic impact of recession announcements by Eggers, Andrew C., Ellison, Martin, Lee, Sang Seok

“…•News media announce recessions based on an arbitrary definition that the economy is in recession after two consecutive quarters of negative GDP…”
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Party Cohesion in Westminster Systems: Inducements, Replacement and Discipline in the House of Commons, 1836–1910 by Eggers, Andrew C., Spirling, Arthur

“…This article considers the historical development of a characteristic crucial for the functioning and normative appeal of Westminster systems: cohesive…”
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Open/Closed List and Party Choice: Experimental Evidence from the UK by Blumenau, Jack, Eggers, Andrew C., Hangartner, Dominik, Hix, Simon

“…Which parties benefit from open-list (as opposed to closed-list) proportional representation elections? This article shows that a move from closed-list to…”
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Electoral Security as a Determinant of Legislator Activity, 1832-1918: New Data and Methods for Analyzing British Political Development by Eggers, Andrew C., Spirling, Arthur

“…We consider the relationship between a Member of Parliament's electoral environment and his strategic choice of legislative activities between the First and…”
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