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5. The impact of educated leaders on economic development: Evidence from India. (2023). Sahoo, Soham ; Kashyap, Shagun ; Lahoti, Rahul ; Jain, Chandan.
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6. Political leaders with professional background in business and climate outcomes. (2022). Diaz-Serrano, Luis ; Kallis, Giorgos.
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7. Do Educated Leaders Affect Economic Development? Evidence from India. (2022). Sahoo, Soham ; Kashyap, Shagun ; Lahoti, Rahul ; Jain, Chandan.
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8. Elections, the curse of competence and credence policies. (2021). Gersbach, Hans.
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9. Who should you vote for? Empirical evidence from Portuguese local governments. (2020). Gabriel, Ricardo Duque.
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10. Educated dictators attract more foreign direct investment. (2020). Weill, Laurent ; François, Abel ; Franois, Abel ; Panel, Sophie.
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11. Are educated leaders good for education? Evidence from India. (2020). Sahoo, Soham ; Lahoti, Rahul.
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13. Are some dictators more attractive to foreign investors?. (2019). Weill, Laurent ; François, Abel ; Panel, Sophie ; Franois, Abel.
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14. A test of the institutionally-induced equilibrium hypothesis: on the limited fiscal impact of two celebrity governors. (2019). Congleton, Roger ; Zhou, Yang.
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8. Candidate quality in a Downsian model with a continuous policy space. (2012). Xefteris, Dimitrios ; aragones, enriqueta ; Aragons, Enriqueta.
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9. Seizing the mantle of change: Modeling candidate quality as effectiveness instead of valence. (2011). .
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18. Electoral Competition Between Between Two Candidates of Different Quality: The Effects of Candidate Ideology and Private Information. (2004). Palfrey, Thomas ; aragones, enriqueta.
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