Run for your life? The effect of close elections on the life expectancy of politicians
We estimate the causal effect of election to political office on natural lifespan using a regression discontinuity design and a novel dataset of winning and losing candidates for US governor, senator, and House representative. We find that candidates gain over a year of life from winning a close ele...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V.
2019
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