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IFN Newsletter

Promise Voters to Pad Their Wallets, and they Will Listen

Popular Science
Reference
Jordahl, Henrik (2015). “Promise Voters to Pad Their Wallets, and they Will Listen”. IFN Newsletter (2).

Author
Henrik Jordahl

Do pork barrel politics really change voting behavior? IFN researchers measured the effect of high-profile pledges on child care in Swedish elections – with surprising results, writes Henrik Jordahl.