PIPE* Workshop: Leah Stokes, UC Santa Barbara
Sol Price School of Public Policy Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall, Room 103 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626, Los Angeles, CA, USLegislative Staff and Representation in Congress: Do they understand their constituents' policy preferences? Previous research has indicated that political elites have, at best, a murky understanding of their constituents' policy preferences. Where does this lack of accuracy come from? What explains variation in these misperceptions across individual lawmakers and legislatures?Leah Read more…