elections. We use four extensive datasets to estimate an economic turnout model in which local economic variables are included … the determinants of turnout at the 2001 municipal elections and at the 2002 legislative elections. Empirical results …This paper analyzes the impact of economic conditions on voter turnout at Portuguese legislative and municipal …

elections. We use four extensive datasets to estimate an economic turnout model in which local economic variables are included … the determinants of turnout at the 2001 municipal elections and at the 2002 legislative elections. Empirical results …This paper analyzes the impact of economic conditions on voter turnout at Portuguese legislative and municipal …

In this short note, we use data from different elections in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia between 1975 and … 2010 to show that the social democrats generally profit from higher voter turnout at the expense of the conservatives. We … deal with the endogeneity of voter turnout by using election day rain as an instrumental variable. Our particular …

Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this … turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in order to adequately address these questions we need to focus on three …

study turnout and voting in U.S. national (presidential and congressional) elections, and structurally estimate the model …In this paper, we propose a unified approach to study participation and voting in multiple elections. The theoretical … framework combines an “uncertain-voter” model of turnout with a spatial model of voting behavior. We apply our framework to …