-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 develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non …

exhibit envy and altruism, in addition to the standard concern for own utility. We give sufficient conditions for the …

Why do tax rates vary so much across countries? We study the role of altruism and ethnic fragmentation in …. Social identification directs voters' altruism toward specific social groups. We identify three main factors that lead to low … levels of redistribution and tax rates in the political equilibrium: (i) in-group altruism of the rich voters|which we refer …

We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non …

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

, parental altruism makes withdrawal of such support non-credible. To promote work effort, parents may want to instill norms …