Do political outcomes respond more strongly to the preferences of the rich? In an age of
rising inequality, this question has become increasingly salient. Yet, although an influential …

While the European Union (EU) increasingly strengthens its social integration, opposition
towards this process can also be observed, here defined as 'welfare Euroscepticism'. To …

" The Economy Studies project emerged from the worldwide movement to modernise
economics education, spurred on by the global financial crisis of 2008, the climate crisis …

This literature review investigates the effects of public opinion on political outcomes in
democracies, focusing on Comparative Political Economy (CPE) research. Many CPE …

Rising inequality has caused concerns that democratic governments are no longer
responding to majority demands, an argument the authors label the subversion of …

Do elected representatives reflect the preferences of the citizens they represent? Recent
studies from the United States and a number of other democracies have found that …

Scholars have discovered remarkable inequalities in who gets represented in electoral
democracies. Around the world, the preferences of the rich tend to be better represented …

Previous research has shown that elected officials are more responsive to the opinions of
high-income citizens than to those of middle and working-class citizens in the United States …

This paper pools datasets on policy responsiveness to public opinion in Germany, the
Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Following the empirical strategy set out by Gilens (2012) …

Major theories of democratic representation posit that elected officials ought to reflect the
preferences of their constituents and act accordingly. But a growing body of research finds …