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Why are Politicians so Rich?
Fri, September 11, 10:00 to 11:30am MDT (10:00 to 11:30am MDT), TBASession Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
This panel features research on the reasons why people with economic resources are over-represented among candidates and officeholders.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
Do the Rich Run for Office? Evidence from Candidates' Housing Wealth - Jesse Yoder, Stanford University
Do Voters Discriminate Against Working-Class Candidates? - Quinn Albaugh, Queen's University
Electing CEOs: Business Owners and Executives as Political Candidates - Patricia Kirkland, Princeton University
Political Ambition Gaps in Democracies - Nicholas Carnes, Duke University; Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University
