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Pocketbook voting, social preferences, and expressive motives in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2017
We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …
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Pocketbook voting, social preferences, and expressive motives in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2017
We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657009
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Pocketbook voting and social preferences in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2015
benefit a lot from having a ticket, suggesting instrumental voting. In each referendum, a majority votes in line with self …-interest, providing strong evidence for pocketbook voting. However, social preferences like altruism, public good considerations and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496966
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Immigration and electoral support for the far left and the far right
Edo, Anthony; Giesing, Yvonne; Öztunc, Jonathan; … - 2017
several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right parties in France … no robust effect on far-left voting. The increased support for far-right candidates is driven by low educated immigrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794011
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Immigration and electoral support for the far-left and the far-right
Edo, Anthony; Giesing, Yvonne; Öztunc, Jonathan; … - 2018
several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right candidates in … no robust effect on far-left voting. The increased support for far-right candidates is driven by low educated immigrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011800646
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Immigrant narratives
Gehring, Kai; Adema, Joop; Poutvaara, Panu - 2022
Immigration is one of the most divisive political issues in many countries today. Competing narratives, circulated via the media, are crucial in shaping how immigrants' role in society is perceived. We propose a new method combining advanced natural language processing tools with dictionaries to...
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Brexit – Theory and Empirics
Nikolka, Till; Poutvaara, Panu - In: CESifo Forum 17 (2016) 4, pp. 68-75
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Beauty in Politics
Poutvaara, Panu - In: CESifo Forum 18 (2017) 1, pp. 37-43
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The Role of Political Parties in Rent-Seeking Societies
Poutvaara, Panu - In: CESifo DICE Report 13 (2015) 3, pp. 23-26
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How do candidates’ looks affect their election chances?
Poutvaara, Panu - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
Good-looking political candidates win more votes around the world. This holds for both male and female candidates. Candidate appearance may be especially important for uninformed voters, as it is easy to observe. Voters may favor good-looking candidates because they expect them to be more...
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