From a recent paper: Populists are often defined as those who claim that they fill “political representation gaps” -differences between the policymaking by established parties and the “popular will.” Research has largely neglected to what extent this claim is correct. I study descriptively whether representation gaps exist and their relationship with populism. To this end, I analyze […]
A median voter theory of right-wing populism
A median voter theory of right-wing populism
16 Aug 2025 1 Comment
in labour economics, labour supply, Public Choice Tags: voter demographics
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in politics - USA Tags: voter demographics

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in administration, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: popularism, voter demographics
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in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: voter demographics
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in economic growth, economics of crime, Economics of international refugee law, income redistribution, international economic law, international economics, law and economics, population economics, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, unemployment Tags: populism, Sweden, voter demographics
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in gender, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: abortion law reform, voter demographics
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in population economics, Public Choice Tags: voter demographics

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in business cycles, economics of regulation, great depression, macroeconomics Tags: voter demographics

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in economics of religion, politics - USA, population economics, Public Choice Tags: voter demographics
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in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, voter demographics




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