Essays about: "Personvald"

Found 1 essay containing the word Personvald.

  1. 1. Electoral Success in Swedish Municipal Councils: The Role of Occupation and Politicians’ Characteristics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Liton Chakraborty; [2012]
    Keywords : Election to Municipal Councils; Occupation Effects; Personal Vote Share; Personvald;

    Abstract : This paper examines to what extent political candidates’ characteristics listed on the ballot affect election outcomes in municipal councils in Sweden. We exploit data on candidates’ name, age, sex, occupation, party affiliation, and candidates’ position listed on the ballots for 3757 elected candidates of 59 municipalities. READ MORE