issues, in order to influence voting decisions of marginal groups, with non trivial consequences for turnout rates. In my … model of probabilistic voting, I derive equilibrium campaign strategies of the candidates and predictions on turnout. The … effects on different groups of voters, to explain turnout rates actually observed. We also show descriptive evidence on US …

and subjective levels of political efficacy. On average, the intervention increases turnout in municipal elections by … weaken the link between income and turnout? We study a unique experiment in Finland, which randomly assigned a sizable group … replacing conditional unemployment benefits with unconditional basic income has large positive effects on actual voter turnout …

candidates on the ballot affects the satisfaction and turnout of voters in low-profile elections in which most candidates are … experimental exit-poll of voters at local elections in two German states in 2014 in which respondents faced a hypothetical election … translates directly into a greater willingness to take part in the hypothetical election ('turnout'), especially for individuals …

partitioned by looking at US counties in the 2012 Presidential elections. To tackle this question, we propose a methodology that …

from previous elections. The state of emergency led to an increase in turnout of 10 percentage points. This increase in …In March 2020, the second ballot of local elections in the German state of Bavaria was held under an official state of … emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bavarian mayors are elected by majority rule in two-round (runoff) elections. Between …

We develop a model of political competition with endogenous turnout and endogenous platforms. Parties trade off …

Bavarian mayors are elected by majority rule in two-round (runoff) elections. Between the first and second ballot of … prohibited and only postal voting was allowed. We contrast turnout of the first and second ballot in 2020 with the first and … second ballots from previous elections in a difference-indifferences setting. The state of emergency led to a more than 10 …

We analyze the effect of electoral turnout on incumbency advantages by exploring mayoral elections in the German state … second ballots from previous elections. We use this instrument to analyze the causal effect of turnout on incumbent vote … of Bavaria. Mayors are elected by majority rule in two‐round (runoff) elections. Between the first and second ballot of …

One prediction of the calculus of voting is that electoral closeness positively affects turnout via a higher … probability of one vote being decisive. I test this theory with data on all mayoral elections in the German state of Bavaria … between 1946 and 2009. Importantly, I use constitutionally prescribed two-round elections to measure electoral closeness and …