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- Title
CAN INSTITUTIONS PAVE THE WAY FOR THE YOUNG?
- Authors
STOCKEMER, DANIEL; SUNDSTRÖM, AKSEL
- Abstract
Middle-aged to senior men of the ethnic majority and higher income groups are generally overrepresented in parliaments. While research on group representation has examined issues of gender, economic standing and, more recently, ethnicity, few studies examine age groups. We argue that the design of political institutions influences the average age of parliamentarians across nations and suggest that, compared to majoritarian systems, PR systems should grant younger politicians entry. Analyzing an original dataset we corroborate this argument in a global cross-national sample. After controlling for a range of potential explanatory factors, we find that PR systems produce, on average, a parliament with younger representatives.
- Subjects
RICH people -- Political activity; REPRESENTATIVE government; LEGISLATIVE bodies
- Publication
QOG Working Paper Series, 2016, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1653-8919
- Publication type
Article