Revisiting the Question: Why is There so Little Money in U.S. Politics?

• In Event: Campaign Finance in the U.S.

Brief Overview

We show that the legislative agenda is a key omitted variable in many studies of the effect of campaign contributions on voting behavior. The result of this omission is to bias estimates downward. We use these results to contextualize the literature.

Authors

• Andre Van Parys, University of Rochester

• Lawrence Rothenberg, University of Rochester