Self-funding of Political Campaigns

Ovtchinnikov, Alexei V.; Valta, Philip (2023). Self-funding of Political Campaigns. Management Science, 69(4), pp. 2425-2448. INFORMS 10.1287/mnsc.2022.4404

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Candidate self-funding, in particular self-loans, is a significant source of funding of political campaigns. Self-funding clusters among non-incumbent campaigns, Republican campaigns and more expensive campaigns. Self-funded campaigns raise less money from individuals and special interests and also spend less. Self-funders are wealthier on average and run in more competitive elections. The analysis of self-funders’ legislative decisions shows that self-funders’ votes, especially those of Republicans, are significantly more sensitive to contributions from special interests that are affected by the votes. The results highlight the importance of considering politicians’ self-funding choices in analyzing voting behavior and the value of political activism.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Department of Business Management > Institute of Financial Management

UniBE Contributor:

Valta, Philip

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics

ISSN:

1526-5501

Publisher:

INFORMS

Language:

English

Submitter:

Karin Dolder

Date Deposited:

25 Aug 2022 09:21

Last Modified:

21 Apr 2023 00:11

Publisher DOI:

10.1287/mnsc.2022.4404

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Campaign self-funding; Voting behavior; Political campaigns; Incentives JEL Classification Numbers: D72, G32

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/172233

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/172233

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