Can Electoral Incentives Improve Constituency Service and Reduce In-Group Favoritism?

• In Event: Experimental Examinations of Accountability and Representation

Brief Overview

Electoral incentives may not only improve the general level of political responsiveness, but also serve as a mechanism to mitigate potential in-group favoritism. We test this using a field experiment.

Authors

• Malte Dahl, Uni. of Copenhagen

• Peter Thisted Dinesen, University of Copenhagen