Electoral Success in Swedish Municipal Councils: The Role of Occupation and Politicians’ Characteristics
This paper examines to what extent political candidates’ characteristics listed on the ballot affect election outcomes in municipal councils in Sweden. We exploit data on candidates’ name, age, sex, occupation, party affiliation, and candidates’ position listed on the ballots for 3757 elected candid...
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| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen
2012
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-178126 |