Identity and support for policies towards Indigenous people: Evidence from Australia

Astghik Mavisakalyan () and Yashar Tarverdi

No wp-2022-55, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper adds to knowledge on the role of politicians' and voters' identities in influencing policy-making in societies marked by ethnic inequality. The outcome we investigate is the initiatives and policies targeting Indigenous populations in the context of Australia. We ask whether and how politicians' and voters' identities, defined based on a range of their observable characteristics, shape initiation and support of Indigenous-focused policies.

Keywords: Politician; Identity; Voting behaviour; Political ideology; Ethnic inequality; Indigenous peoples; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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