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Caroline Le Pennec

Caroline Le Pennec is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at HEC Montreal. She is also a Research Affiliate at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and a member of the Center for Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC). Her research interests include electoral competition, campaign communication, and the relationship between business and politics. Her work has been published in leading journals in Economics, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the American Economic Review.
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How Bans on Corporate Political Donations Influence Campaign Platforms

Julia Cagé
Julia Cagé, Caroline Le Pennec, and Elisa Mougin discuss their recent research on France’s 1995 ban on corporate contributions to political campaigns. The ban pushed candidates to de-emphasize local politics in favor of national issues and, in many cases, adopt more extreme rhetoric.

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