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Income and policy choices: Evidence from parliamentary decisions and referenda

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We analyze political representation of preferences of different income groups by matching referendum outcomes for low, middle, and high-income voters with individual legislators' decisions on identical policy proposals. Results indicate that legislators more closely represent preferences of rich voters than preferences of middle-income and poor voters, and legislators are more responsive towards the rich. Preferences of low, middle, and high-income voters are, however, correlated. Representation of income groups varies according to legislators' party affiliations.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CREMA Working Paper ; No. 2014-19

Classification
Wirtschaft
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: General
Subject
Income
policy decisions
representation
voting
referenda
political behavior

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Stadelmann, David
Portmann, Marco
Eichenberger, Reiner
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
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Zürich
(when)
2014

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Stadelmann, David
  • Portmann, Marco
  • Eichenberger, Reiner
  • Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)

Time of origin

  • 2014

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