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Are Political Leaders Out of Touch with the Poor?
Fri, August 30, 2:00 to 3:30pm, Marriott, McKinleySession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
What do politicians themselves think about economic issues? Are they out of touch with the poor? And does the fact that most of them are well-off themselves matter?
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Individual Presentations
Political Leaders, Education, and Regional Inequality - Kangwook Han, Michigan State University; Sung Min Han, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Alexander Mardon
Politicians' Private Sector Jobs and Parliamentary Activity - Simon Weschle, Syracuse University
The Policy Consequences of Elites' Tendency to Underestimate Financial Hardship - Adam Thal, Yale University