We present the first economic experiment on bandwagon behavior in voting. Subjects are given an individual endowment … that the voting behavior differs across treatments in a way that is consistent with bandwagon voting. They also confirm the … importance of instrumental motives and – unlike the majority of previous experiments – find support for expressive voting motives …

In an experiment designed to test for expressive voting, Tyran (JPubEc 2004) found a strong positive correlation … voters. This phenomenon can be due to bandwagon voting or a false consensus effect. The social science literature reports … both effects for voting decisions. Replicating Tyran's experiment and adding new treatments, we provide evidence for a …

In an experiment designed to test for expressive voting, Tyran (JPubEc 2004) found a strong positive correlation … voters. This phenomenon can be due to bandwagon voting or a false consensus effect. The social science literature reports … both effects for voting decisions. Replicating Tyran’s experiment and adding new treatments, we provide evidence for a …

voting. In so doing, we provide an investigation of when good policies are chosen in democracy. Based on our findings, we …

voting. In so doing, we provide an investigation of when good policies are chosen in democracy. Based on our findings, we …

voting. In so doing, we provide an investigation of when good policies are chosen in democracy. Based on our findings, we … discuss the impact of different political institutions on economic outcomes. -- Voting behaviour ; dynamic party competition … ; valence ; VP-functions ; biased voting …

In a game-theoretical approach of probabilistic voting, we introduce biased beliefs among voters and retrospective … voting. In order to micro-found biased beliefs we introduce the psychological concept of mental models. We put into …

In an experiment designed to test for expressive voting, Tyran (JPubEc 2004) found a strong positive correlation … voting decisions in the social science literature. Redoing Tyran's experiment and adding new treatments, we provide evidence …

In an experiment designed to test for expressive voting, Tyran (JPubEc 2004) found a strong positive correlation … voting decisions in the social science literature. Redoing Tyran's experiment and adding new treatments, we provide evidence …