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6 May 2009
This paper examines whether US state legislators are less responsive to requests for help with registering to vote made by blacks relative to identical requests made by whites. To answer this question the authors conducted a field experiment in October 2008 where approximately 6,000 state legislators were e-mailed. They present evidence that the race of elected officials significantly affects how effectively minorities are represented.
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Author | Daniel M Butler, David E Broockman |
Series | Leitner Program Working Papers |
Issue | 2 |
Publisher | Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy |
Copyright | © 2009 Leitner Program |