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Campaign Finance: An Introduction to the Field

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Filip Palda (École nationale d'administration publique in Montreal)

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This is a review of the economics and politics of campaign finance regulation and of the econometrics of the effect of campaign spending on election outcomes.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Public Economics with number 0209005.

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Keywords: Campaign finance; incumbent advantage; industrial organisation of election campaigns;

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D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
H - Public Economics

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  1. Bender, Bruce, 1988. "An Analysis of Congressional Voting on Legislation Limiting Congressional Campaign Expenditures," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 96(5), pages 1005-21, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Lott, John R, Jr, 2000. "A Simple Explanation for Why Campaign Expenditures Are Increasing: The Government Is Getting Bigger," Journal of Law & Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 43(2), pages 359-93, October.
  3. Potters, Jan & Sloof, Randolph & van Winden, Frans, 1997. "Campaign expenditures, contributions and direct endorsements: The strategic use of information and money to influence voter behavior," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 13(1), pages 1-31, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Levitt, Steven D, 1994. "Using Repeat Challengers to Estimate the Effect of Campaign Spending on Election Outcomes in the U.S. House," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 102(4), pages 777-98, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Abrams, Burton A & Settle, Russell F, 1978. "The Economic Theory of Regulation and Public Financing of Presidential Elections," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 86(2), pages 245-57, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Dennis Coates, 1998. "Additional incumbent spending really can harm (at least some) incumbents: An analysis of vote share maximization," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 95(1), pages 63-87, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. Palda, Kristian S, 1975. "The Effect of Expenditure on Political Success," Journal of Law & Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 18(3), pages 745-71, December.
  8. ., ., 1997. "," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 127-127, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Palda, Filip, 1992. "The Determinants of Campaign Spending: The Role of the Government Jackpot," Economic Inquiry, Oxford University Press, vol. 30(4), pages 627-38, October.
  10. Jeffrey Milyo, 1998. "The Electoral Effects of Campaign Spending in House Elections: A Natural Experiment Approach," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 9806, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
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