A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä

Love Thy (Elected) Neighbor? Residential Segregation, Political Representation and Local Public Goods




TekijätHarjunen Oskari, Saarimaa Tuukka, Tukiainen Janne

Kustantaja The University of Chicago Press

KustannuspaikkaChicago

Julkaisuvuosi2023

JournalJournal of Politics

eISSN1468-2508

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/723983(external)

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1086/723983(external)

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176629078(external)


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 neighbourhoods. 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.


Ladattava julkaisu

This is an electronic reprint of the original article.
This reprint may differ from the original in pagination and typographic detail. Please cite the original version.





Last updated on 2025-27-03 at 21:50