Love Thy (Elected) Neighbor? Residential Segregation, Political Representation and Local Public Goods
Harjunen, Oskari; Saarimaa, Tuukka; Tukiainen, Janne (2022-10)
Tässä tietueessa ei ole tiedostoja, ainoastaan metadata.
Harjunen, Oskari
Saarimaa, Tuukka
Tukiainen, Janne
The University of Chicago Press
10 / 2022
Kuvaus
peerReviewed
Tiivistelmä
We study geographic political representation and geographic distribution of local public goods within local jurisdictions with at-large proportional representation elections. We use detailed geo-coded data on politicians, the electorate and elementary schools. Descriptive analysis reveals that poorer neighborhoods are under-represented and that local politicians have a strong support base in their home neighborhoods. Based on randomized election outcomes due to personal vote count ties, geographic representation has a causal effect on school closures. The probability of closure is cut in half when a candidate living close to the school is randomly elected. High-income residents react to closures by moving away from the neighborhood, thus reinforcing segregation.
Tutkimusteema
Local public finance and provision of public services
Avainsanat
Geographic representation, random elections, residential segregation, school closure