Incumbency Advantage in Irish Elections: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis
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Keywords
incumbency advantage; regression discontinuity; non-parametric; Irish elections; proportional representation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2013-10-18 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-POL-2013-10-18 (Positive Political Economics)
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