We study the effect of voting mechanisms and socio-economic contextual factors on political and economic outcomes. We develop a
number of closely interrelated and yet distinct lines of research.
The first part of the project focuses on how voting mechanisms affect political outcomes, as well as a variety of other outcomes
reflecting public policies. We investigate these issues in different institutional settings and through case-specific datasets. The
second part looks at how the above-mentioned outcomes are affected by socio-economic contextual factors, relying on rich
individual-level data-sets collected for universes of the population with information on electoral turnout, political orientation, and
contextual factors.
number of closely interrelated and yet distinct lines of research.
The first part of the project focuses on how voting mechanisms affect political outcomes, as well as a variety of other outcomes
reflecting public policies. We investigate these issues in different institutional settings and through case-specific datasets. The
second part looks at how the above-mentioned outcomes are affected by socio-economic contextual factors, relying on rich
individual-level data-sets collected for universes of the population with information on electoral turnout, political orientation, and
contextual factors.