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District Heterogeneity

District Heterogeneity is a political science construct that refers to the degree of variation among constituents within a legislative district in terms of demographic, socioeconomic, or political characteristics, distinguishing it from measures of aggregate district composition by emphasizing internal diversity and its implications for representation.

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5.9K

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241

Authors

151

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

20

Variants

Constituency Heterogeneity

Parents

Publications

111

The long-run impact of bombing Vietnam

Edward Miguel, Gérard Roland · Journal of Development Economics · 2010 · 617 citations

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Beyond the Median: Voter Preferences, District Heterogeneity, and Political Representation

Elisabeth R. Gerber, Jeffrey B. Lewis · Journal of Political Economy · 2004 · 316 citations

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Explaining Challenger Quality in Congressional Elections

Jon R. Bond, Cary R. Covington, Richard Fleisher · The Journal of Politics · 1985 · 285 citations

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Patronage, District Creation, and Reform in Uganda

Elliott Green · Studies in Comparative International Development · 2010 · 222 citations

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Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers? Comment

Jesse Rothstein · American Economic Review · 2007 · 169 citations

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Authors

241

  1. SM
    Scott Morgenstern

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    3 publications · 154 citations

    3

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  2. ER
    Elisabeth R. Gerber

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 333 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. DB
    Damian Bebell

    Boston College, United States

    2 publications · 159 citations

    2

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  4. DR
    David R. Jacobs

    University of Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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  5. TA
    Toke Aidt

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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Institutions

151

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    197 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    127 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    148 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    439 citations

  6. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    241 citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    353 citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    155 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 134 citations

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  2. Comparative Political Studies

    CPS · 5 publications · 331 citations

    5

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  3. Electoral Studies

    4 publications · 229 citations

    4

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  4. American Political Science Review

    3 publications · 93 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. The Western Political Quarterly

    3 publications · 44 citations

    3

    h-index

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