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, but the magnitude of this effect was small and statistically insignificant. In fact, non-voting appears particularly high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011862994
I present a model in which a centrist electorate leads to partisan politics and vice versa. A centrist electorate benefits from an equilibrium in which only ideological politicians are elected in so far as ideological politicians are willing to give up more rents in return for a higher chance of...
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voting behavior and how this is affected by host countries. Using unique micro-data on Chilean expatriates living in Europe … exploit local transitory shocks to the cost of voting given by the rainfall on the day of the election. We find that migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012797245
just before elections, when they are highly predictive of voting. In contrast to earlier studies I find no effect of voting …Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that the act of voting makes people more positive toward the party or candidate … turnout provided by the voting age restriction. I improve on previous studies by investigating political attitudes, measured …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320412
just before elections, when they are highly predictive of voting. In contrast to earlier studies I find no effect of voting …Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that the act of voting makes people more positive toward the party or candidate … turnout provided by the voting age restriction. I improve on previous studies by investigating political attitudes, measured …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321449
copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286937
voting behavior and how this is affected by host countries. Using unique micro-data on Chilean expatriates living in Europe … exploit local transitory shocks to the cost of voting given by the rainfall on the day of the election. We find that migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650135
, but the magnitude of this effect was small and statistically insignificant. In fact, non-voting appears particularly high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011862577
copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653352
The main purpose of this paper is to estimate the probability of casting a decisive vote for a class or random electorate models encompassing the celebrated IC and IAC models. The emphasis is on the impact of correlation across votes on the order of magnitude of this event. Our proof techniques...
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