Income and policy choices: Evidence from parliamentary decisions and referenda

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 135
Issue: C
Pages: 117-120

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We analyze political representation of low, middle, and high-income voters by matching their referendum choices with parliamentary decisions of legislators on the identical policy proposals. Legislators more closely represent preferences of rich voters than preferences of middle-income and poor voters.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:135:y:2015:i:c:p:117-120
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25