*** What are the [[préférences politiques|political preferences]] of voters ? Based on survey Voters attach a high importance *to select their representatives* They are looking for their *background* balanced [[valeurs]] **They want an honest, not corrupted and consistent representative** Most voters prefer competent politicians, they use the level of education to judge that[^1] -> these values are shared by all voters [[principe de distinction|distinction principle]] If politicians were strategic, they would align on the interests of the voters Actually this is not the case, **their background influence a lot what they are going to defend.** politician have heterogenous [[préférences politiques|political preferences]] *Older* politicians are more likely to spend more on *pension*, and *young* politicians are more likely to spend more on *children education* *Social origin* also make a difference. [[classes populaires|Working class]] candidates are more likely to spend more on issues such as [[redistribution|redistribution]], [[Sécurité Sociale|social security]] and produce larger deficits. occupational background : Former military officers are more likely to initiate [[guerre|wars]] Former economists implement more liberal policies[^2] Different politicians have different outcomes because of their [[socialisation]] : - political representatives with a higher education degree produce more [[croissance économique|economic growth]] - female leaders are less corrupt on average and initiate less [[guerre|wars]] - Old politicians produce less [[croissance économique|economic growth]] on average, and they are more likely to initiate [[guerre|wars]]. They are also less active. Energy and cognitive ability tend to decrease after a certain age. Concerns about their future career are less important to them[^3] ## Notes de bas de page ``` dataview TABLE length(file.outlinks) AS "Liens sortants", length(file.inlinks) AS "Liens entrants" WHERE file.path = this.file.path ``` [^1]: [[capital culturel]] et [[compétence politique]] [^2]: [[libéralisme]] [^3]: [[principe de révocabilité]] fait moins peur