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When do legislators follow constituent opinion? : evidence from matched roll call and referendum votes

Matsusaka, John G. - 2017

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295390

Deviations from constituent interests : the role of legislative structure and political parties in the states

Gilligan, Thomas W. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 33 (1995) 3, pp. 383-401

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001333714

Fiscal policy, legislature size, and political parties : evidence from state and local governments in the first half on the 20th century

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: National tax journal 54 (2001) 1, pp. 57-82

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001573747

When Do Legislators Follow Constituent Opinion? Evidence from Matched Roll Call and Referendum Votes

Matsusaka, John G. - 2021

This paper investigates how often and under what conditions legislators vote in accordance with constituent opinion. The main innovation is to measure constituent opinion using referendum election returns. In a sample of 3,983 roll-call votes on 31 laws in nine states, I find that legislator...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013244696

Public choice principles of redistricting

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: Public choice 129 (2006) 3/4, pp. 381-398

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003397002