Institutional factors of nascent political ambition: when do risk-avoiders seek office?

• In Event: JSS 10
  In JSS Session: New Faces in Political Experiments

Brief Overview

Under different conditions, more or less risk-seeking people want to run for leadership. These conditions include costs of running (high for elected posts), competition (varies for appointed as well as elected office) and type of accountability.

Author

• Guzel Garifullina, UNC at Chapel Hill