Differences between the voting behavior of men and women have become one of the most significant issues in social … science research in recent years. In this study, we examine whether there is gender gap in voting behavior in Turkey. Using … European Social Survey data, we find that education level and religiosity are the main determinants of voting behavior of both …

understanding of this form of costly punishment to help explain a puzzle of voting behavior: why do people who are indifferent … between two potential policy outcomes of an election participate in large-scale elections when voting is costly? Using a … simple voting experiment, we show that many voters are willing to engage in voting as a form of punishment, even when voting …

local level. In addition, we fill a research gap because the issue of size and democracy has not been systematically …

productivity. Nevertheless, only a minority of sessions converge to this system, indicating a tendency for the voting process to …

ideological policy dimension. Voters achieve this outcome by following a simple lexicographic voting strategy. They cast their …

informed than others. We develop a model where the voting mistakes resulting from low political knowledge reduce the weight of …. In US election survey data, we find that income is more important in affecting voting behavior for more informed voters …