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District magnitude and representation of the majority's preferences : a reply and new perspectives

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Portmann, Marco ; Stadelmann, David ; Eichenberger, Reiner:
District magnitude and representation of the majority's preferences : a reply and new perspectives.
In: Public Choice. Vol. 154 (2013) Issue 1-2 . - pp. 149-151.
ISSN 0048-5829
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-012-0038-6

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We reply to the comment of John Carey and Simon Hix on our original contribution entitled 'District Magnitude and Representation of the Majority's Preferences: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Popular and Parliamentary Votes' in Public Choice 151:585-610 (). District magnitude does not necessarily affect deviations between political representatives and their district voters in a strictly monotonic way but monotonicity is upheld for deviations between representatives and the national majority. We provide new perspectives and caution against evaluating electoral systems by focusing on individual politicians' behavior but neglecting aggregation effects.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	District magnitude; Electoral systems; Political representation; Voting behavior
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Professor Economics with a focus on development economics > Professor Economics with a focus on development economics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. David Stadelmann Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Innovation and Consumer Protection Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Governance and Responsibility Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Professor Economics with a focus on development economics Profile Fields Profile Fields > Emerging Fields
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	300 Social sciences > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2014 08:17
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2018 09:00
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/3298