Upward Representation Bias: How Voters Sustain Political Inequality

• In Event: The Rich Get More? Socio-Economic Status and Political Representation

Brief Overview

We investigate whether people select candidates they themselves view as close to their political views, and whether choices vary according to social characteristics of voters and candidates.

Authors

• Sveinung Arnesen, Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE)

• Dominik Duell, University of Innsbruck

• Mikael Johannesson, Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE)

• Yvette Peters, University of Bergen