Do Politicians’ Preferences Correspond to those of the Voters? : An Investigation of Political Representation

This paper investigates political representation by exploring the relationship between citizens' preferences and the preferences of their elected representatives. Using Swedish survey data, the empirical analysis shows that voters and politicians have significantly different preferences for loc...

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Main Authors: Ågren, Hanna, Dahlberg, Matz, Mörk, Eva
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen 2007
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-87276