Aghion, Philippe; Alesina, Alberto F.; Trebbi, Francesco - 2021
This paper studies the choice of electoral rules, in particular, the question of minority representation. Majorities …-wide rules (at-large elections) in response to an increase in the size of the minority when the minority they are facing is … representation to voters from minority-elected districts. However, as the minority becomes larger (closer to a fifty-fifty split …