Do Voters Have to Choose Between Political Competence and Descriptive Representation?

• In Event: Who Becomes a Politician?

Brief Overview

We use a rich dataset covering the entire Danish population, including the universe of Danish candidates for local and national elections over a 25-year period to explore selection of political candidates before and after a grand merger.

Authors

• Jens Olav Dahlgaard, Copenhagen Business School

• Rasmus T Pedersen, The Danish Center for Social Science Research

• Lene Holm Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School