Social information and bandwagon behaviour in voting: an economic experiment

We present an economic experiment on the impact of social information on voter behaviour and find strong support for bandwagon behaviour in voting decisions. In total, 418 subjects participated in the experiment. Bandwagon behaviour is found among both male and female subjects.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Bischoff, Ivo ; Egbert, Henrik
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MAGKS Papers on Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 201005 22 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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