Redistribution and the income of the median voter

Authors
Nelson, P
Citation
P. Nelson, Redistribution and the income of the median voter, PUBL CHOICE, 98(1-2), 1999, pp. 187-194
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
PUBLIC CHOICE
ISSN journal
00485829 → ACNP
Volume
98
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
187 - 194
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-5829(199901)98:1-2<187:RATIOT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The income of the median voter has been measured by median income. This mea sure fails to consider the income distribution of both voters and number of adults per family. Proper measures of the income of the median voter chang e standard results. This income is no longer less than mean income; its rat io to mean income is only slightly related to the ratio of median to mean i ncome.