Representing NIMBY or YIMBY? Local Elected Officials, (In)Congruence, and Housing Policy

• In Event: The Politics of Housing Supply: Public Opinion, Elites, and Coalitions

Brief Overview

In an elite survey of local elected officials, we compare support for three local housing policies against constituent preferences, revealing if elected officials are (in)congruent with the public.

Authors

• Adrian Conrad Pietrzak, Princeton University

• Michael Hankinson, George Washington University