...Arjun Vishwanath Ranked choice voting (RCV) is an increasingly popular electoral institution that has been posited by reformers and media outlets to produce transformative effects on electoral outcomes and representation. However, there is little social scientific evidence available that evaluates...

... representation and compare the conditions under which a centralized minimum wage would reduce policy bias relative to a decentralized approach. * For helpful feedback, we thank Neal Beck, Jim Bisbee, Alexander Bor, Pat Egan, John Matsusaka, Jonathan Nagler, Hye Young You, and participants...

... are listed in alphabetical order and contributed equally to this paper. We thank Adam Howat and Matthew Nelsen for their helpful comments. © 2019 J. N. Druckman and J. Valdes 2019 J. N. Druckman and J. Valdes Licensed re-use rights only Private politics representation responsiveness policy...

... representation incumbency advantage Do democratic elections select for high-quality candidates who match the preferences of the electorate? Often, scholars and pundits suggest they do not, noting the electoral dominance of incumbents. In one forceful example, Fiorina (1977 , p. 72) argues...