Project Manager
Strömberg, DavidProject manager
Stockholm UniversityAmount granted
660 000 SEKYear
2013
How are people's political values affected by their income and wealth? This project aims to study this question in a specific setting, namely the conversion of rental apartments in Stockholm between 2007 and 2010. The apartments were systematically priced below the market value of the corresponding condominiums, which meant that those who bought their apartment made a large financial gain. By combining primary data from a specially designed questionnaire survey with administrative data from government registers, we can use statistical analysis to compare individuals who bought a converted rental apartment with those who showed interest in buying their apartment, but ultimately did not have the opportunity. We ask how the buyers' financial gain changes their general political views, such as their views on redistribution, and especially their voting decisions. Our study aims to increase the understanding of how political opinions are formed and how they can be linked to voting decisions. Finally, we will be able to answer whether redistribution affected the overall election result in the 2010 elections. Did the Alliance benefit from the policy and has there been a permanent shift of Stockholmers' values to the right?