The Effects of Constituent Monitoring on Legislative Behavior in Candidate-Centered Electoral Systems

• In Event: Issues in Executive and Legislative Politics in Latin America

Brief Overview

How do legislators behave at different levels of constituent monitoring? Using data from Brazil I assess how the interaction between electoral cycles and patterns of vote distribution influences representatives’ responsiveness.

Author

• Danilo Buscatto Medeiros, Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP)