Does voting have downstream consequences for turnout and political preferences? While research initially showed strong … voting eligibility on subsequent turnout and political preferences using rich panel data from the UK. Exploiting the … support for the notion that the experience of voting fosters civic habits and political engagement, recent work has cast doubt …

We review the efficacy of three approaches to forecasting elections: econometric models that project outcomes on the …. While the evidence for economic voting has historically been weak for Australia, the 2004 election suggests an increasingly …

We review the efficacy of three approaches to forecasting elections: econometric models that project outcomes on the …. While the evidence for economic voting has historically been weak for Australia, the 2004 election suggests an increasingly …

In this paper we present a model of rational voting over redistribution where individual selfesteem and relative esteem …

We analyze the impact of the quality of candidates running for a mayor position on turnout using a large data set on … Italian municipal elections held from 1993 to 2011. We firstly estimate a municipal fixed effects model and show that an … increase in the average quality of candidates competing at the electoral race produces a positive impact on turnout. To handle …

in citizens' knowledge, voting behavior, and attitudes toward democracy. Using three comprehensive data sets from …

news leads to an increase in turnout in municipal elections, a higher probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected …

We analyze the impact of the quality of candidates running for a mayor position on turnout using a large data set on … Italian municipal elections held from 1993 to 2011. We firstly estimate a municipal fixed effects model and show that an … increase in the average quality of candidates competing at the electoral race produces a positive impact on turnout. To handle …