• Do Re-Election Probabilities Influence Public Investment? 

      Fiva, Jon H.; Natvik, Gisle James (Working Papers;13/2009, Working paper, 2009)
      We identify exogenous variation in incumbent policymakers’ re-election probabilities and explore empirically how this variation affects the incumbents’ investment in physical capital. Our results indicate that a higher ...
    • Voting When the Stakes Are High 

      Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Fiva, Jon H.; Natvik, Gisle James (Working Papers;15/2010, Working paper, 2010)
      Rational choice theories of electoral participation stress that an individual's decision to vote depends on her expected net benefit from doing so. If this instrumental motive is relevant, then turnout should be higher in ...