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Informational value of challenging an incumbent prosecutor.

Popular elections are used to select prosecutors in most U.S. states. It has been questioned whether voters have the knowledge or incentive to identify quality individuals. In 2011, New York State instituted a series of salary increases for judges. Prosecutors' salaries are tied to judicial compensa...

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Published in:Southern Economic Journal Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 568 - 587
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2021
Subjects:
New York (State)
Elections
Information asymmetry
Incumbency (Public officers)
Wage increases
Prosecutors
Voters
Information modeling
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