I propose a game-theoretic model of costly voting that predicts signi…cant turnout rates even when the electorate is … vote or not, an altruistic agent compares her private voting cost with the expected contribution of her vote to the welfare … model. I also show that when the fractions of altruistic agents are known, turnout rates will typically be close to zero in …

I propose a game-theoretic model of costly voting that predicts significant turnout rates even when the electorate is … vote or not, an altruistic agent compares her private voting cost with the expected contribution of her vote to the welfare … model. I also show that when the fractions of altruistic agents are known, turnout rates will typically be close to zero in …

The question of why some people vote in American national elections and others do not has been the focus of a vast … turnout (Wolfinger and Rosenstone 1980; Teixeira 1987, 1992). A consensus on "why", in the form of theories and evidence on … (NES), finding that the likelihood of one’s voting increases with the county’s census response rate, controlling for the …

voting equipment. Using survey data, this study provides estimates of the proportion of voided presidential ballots that do …

anomaly as the high turnout of 1992. Unfortunately, there are few clues as to what factors peculiar to the 1988 elections led …Various possible explanations for the turnout increase of nearly 6 percentage points in the 1992 U.S. presidential … election as compared to the 1988 election are examined, using both survey and state-level data. The turnout impact of Perot …

elections, providing a unique opportunity to examine its impact on turnout inequality across demographic groups. The adoption of …Many researchers blame voter registration requirements for inequalities in turnout rates across various groups in … EDR is found to be associated with large and significant improvements in the turnout rates of young persons relative to …

in a voting model where a unidimensional redistributive parameter is chosen by majority voting in a direct democracy …

as voting and charitable contributions by poor individuals. If one lets other variables determine happiness as well, this … effect on utility. The third class of models includes those of reciprocity in which people’s altruism depends on whether … others act kindly or unkindly toward them. In the fourth type of model, inequality has a profound effect on altruism, with …

-interest, providing strong evidence for pocketbook voting. However, social preferences like altruism, public good considerations and … allows quantifying monetary benefits associated with each ticket. We find that turnout is much higher among students who … benefit a lot from having a ticket, suggesting instrumental voting. In each referendum, a majority votes in line with self …

We consider a small open overlapping generation economy with descending altruism. We introduce heterogeneity within … active public intergenerational transfer policy is attractive to altruism dynasty members, although there may be no unanimity …