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Electoral Incentives

Electoral Incentives is a political economy concept that denotes the set of strategic motivations and constraints that office-seeking politicians and parties face because their continued tenure depends on winning competitive elections, thereby inducing them to select policies, allocate resources, and adopt institutional positions in ways expected to maximize electoral support.

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Congress: The Electoral Connection, <i>by David R. Mayhew</i>

Benjamin I. Page · Political Science Quarterly · 1975 · 3.2K citations

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Incentives to cultivate a personal vote: A rank ordering of electoral formulas

John M. Carey, Matthew Søberg Shugart · Electoral Studies · 1995 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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The Politics of Blame Avoidance

R. Kent Weaver · Journal of Public Policy · 1986 · 2.1K citations

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Economic Determinants of Electoral Outcomes

Michael S. Lewis‐Beck, Mary Stegmaier · Annual Review of Political Science · 2000 · 1.6K citations

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The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India

London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · 2002 · 1.5K citations

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  1. SA
    Scott Ashworth

    University of Chicago, United States

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. JA
    James Adams

    University of California, Davis, United States

    7 publications · 864 citations

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  3. JM
    James M. Snyder

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    7 publications · 946 citations

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  4. EB
    Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

    University of Chicago, United States

    7 publications · 825 citations

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  5. MM
    Massimo Morelli

    Bocconi University, Italy

    6 publications · 311 citations

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557

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    26 h-index

    39 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    32 publications

    5.4K citations

  3. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    30 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    21 h-index

    31 publications

    6.2K citations

  5. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    20 h-index

    27 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    19 h-index

    26 publications

    4.3K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    18 h-index

    21 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    25 publications

    1.9K citations

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  1. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 57 publications · 8.5K citations

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  2. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 69 publications · 6.6K citations

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  3. American Political Science Review

    47 publications · 5.8K citations

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 100 publications · 3.2K citations

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  5. Comparative Political Studies

    CPS · 31 publications · 2.6K citations

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