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Elected by Lottery

Thu, April 23, 5:10 to 6:40pm CDT (5:10 to 6:40pm CDT), TBA

Brief Overview

We use tied elections in Japan—decided by lottery—to examine the incumbency advantage and assess the validity of close-election RDDs. The findings have implications for how we understand and measure incumbency.

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