Electoral Accountability and the UK Parliamentary Expenses Scandal: Did Voters Punish Corrupt MPs?

Keywords

Accountability, Political science, Language change, Public administration, Business

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• Revealing Malfeasance: How Local Media Facilitates Electoral Sanctioning of Mayors in MexicoHoracio Larreguy, John Marshall, James M. Snyder — 2014
• Says Who? An Experiment on Allegations of Corruption and Credibility of SourcesSandra Botero, Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, Laura Gamboa — 2015
• Can electors combat corruption? Institutional arrangements and citizen behaviourGeorgios Xezonakis, Spyros Kosmidis, Stefan Dahlberg — 2016
• Partisanship and Electoral Accountability: Evidence from the UK Expenses ScandalAndrew C. Eggers — 2014
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