COVID-19 Mutual Disabilities in Edo State Gubernatorial Electoral Process

Loaisis in Edo State, Nigeria

A study to determine the prevalence of loaisis was carried out in Edo State, Nigeria for a period of one year beginning from February 1999 to January 2000. A total of thirteen thousand, two hundred samples were examined. Nine samples (0.07%) were positive for Loa loa. The parasite had limited distribution in Edo State. It was observed in only six local government areas namely Uhunmwode, Ikpoba ...

Gubernatorial Coattail Effects in State Legislative Elections

COVID-19 Pandemic and Experiences of People With Disabilities in Iran

This article is letter to the editor and these type of articles have no abstract.

Estimating Dynamic Games of Electoral Competition to Evaluate Term Limits in U.S. Gubernatorial Elections∗

The objective of this paper is to estimate a dynamic game of electoral competition and to evaluate the role that term limits play in gubernatorial elections. In our model candidates from two parties compete in a sequence of statewide elections. Candidates differ in their ideological positions and competence. Both dimensions are initially unobserved, but are revealed through observed incumbents’...

Does Electoral Accountability Affect Economic Policy Choices? Evidence from Gubernatorial Term Limits*

This paper analyzes the behavior of U. S. governors from 1950 to 1986 to investigate a reputation-building model of political behavior. We argue that differences in the behavior of governors who face a binding term limit and those who are able to run again provides a source of variation in discount rates that can be used to test a political agency model. We find evidence that taxes, spending, a...