This Time it’s Personal. The Effects of Political Elite Personality on Ballot Position, Votes Gained, Committee Memberships and Party Switching.

• In Event: Candidate Selection

Brief Overview

Using a unique dataset of 1301 (53% response rate) municipal politicians' personality traits we find trait effects on ballot position, votes gained, committee memberships and party switching behavior.

Authors

• Christoffer Koch Florczak, University of Southern Denmark

• Robert Klemmensen, University of Southern Denmark