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DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe\nauthors show that\, under a large portion of the param
 eter space\, electoral\ncompetition leads to maximization of the welfare o
 f citizens of the ‘swing\ndistrict\,’ or ‘swing state\,’ as the case\nmay 
 be. The rest of the country is ignored. The authors show empirically that\
 nthe US tariff structure is systematically biased toward industries locate
 d in\nswing states\, after controlling for other factors. Their best estim
 ate is that\nthe US political process treats a voter living in a non-swing
  state as being\nworth 70% as much as a voter in a swing state. This repre
 sents a policy bias\norders of magnitude greater than the bias found in st
 udies of protection for\nsale.\n\n\n\nJohn\nMcLaren is Professor of Econom
 ics at the\nUniversity of Virginia and a research associate at the Nationa
 l Bureau of\nEconomic Research. His research interests are in internationa
 l trade\, economic\ndevelopment\, political economy\, and industrial organ
 ization. His work has been\npublished in top economics journals such as th
 e American\nEconomic Review\, the Quarterly\nJournal of Economics\, the Re
 view\nof Economic Studies etc.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Trade\, Development and Political Economy Presents: John McLaren - 
 A Swing-State Theorem\, with Evidence
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>\n\n</p><p>The\nauthors show that\, under a
  large portion of the parameter space\, electoral\ncompetition leads to ma
 ximization of the welfare of citizens of the ‘swing\ndistrict\,’ or ‘swing
  state\,’ as the case\nmay be. The rest of the country is ignored. The aut
 hors show empirically that\nthe US tariff structure is systematically bias
 ed toward industries located in\nswing states\, after controlling for othe
 r factors. Their best estimate is that\nthe US political process treats a 
 voter living in a non-swing state as being\nworth 70% as much as a voter i
 n a swing state. This represents a policy bias\norders of magnitude greate
 r than the bias found in studies of protection for\nsale.</p>\n\n<p>\n\n</
 p><p><b>John\nMcLaren </b>is Professor of Economics at the\nUniversity of 
 Virginia and a research associate at the National Bureau of\nEconomic Rese
 arch. His research interests are in international trade\, economic\ndevelo
 pment\, political economy\, and industrial organization. His work has been
 \npublished in top economics journals such as the<i> American\nEconomic Re
 view</i>\, the <i>Quarterly\nJournal of Economics</i>\, the <i>Review\nof 
 Economic Studies </i>etc.</p>\n\n
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