Voting for Change? Intergenerational Social Mobility and Voting Preferences in Mexico's 2018 Election

• In Event: Economic Voting

Brief Overview

Using nationally representative survey data collected during Mexico’s 2018 presidential campaign, we show that individuals who have experienced upward social mobility are less likely to vote for options that propose radical institutional change.

Authors

• Omar Garcia Ponce, George Washington University

• Luis Monroy-Gomez-Franco, Graduate Center of the City University of New York