How does exposure to local inequality shape political participation?

• In Event: Economic Inequality and Political Participation

Brief Overview

This experiment probes the effects of local-level inequality on behavior by randomly assigning participants to “explore” either rich or poor neighborhoods via Google Streetview, and then measuring respondents’ willingness to participate in politics.

Authors

• Melissa L Sands, University of California, Merced

• Kris-Stella Trump, University of Memphis