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44.1 Introduction 44.1 Introduction
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44.2 Turnout Decision 44.2 Turnout Decision
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44.2.1 First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) 44.2.1 First-Past-the-Post (FPTP)
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44.2.1.1 Cost Effect and Pivotality 44.2.1.1 Cost Effect and Pivotality
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44.2.1.2 Adjusting the Rational-Choice Model 44.2.1.2 Adjusting the Rational-Choice Model
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44.2.2 Proportional Representation (PR) 44.2.2 Proportional Representation (PR)
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44.2.3 Comparison 44.2.3 Comparison
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44.3 Party Choice 44.3 Party Choice
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44.3.1 First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) 44.3.1 First-Past-the-Post (FPTP)
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44.3.2 Proportional Representation (PR) 44.3.2 Proportional Representation (PR)
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44.3.3 Comparison 44.3.3 Comparison
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44.4 Simultaneous Analysis of Turnout and Party Choice 44.4 Simultaneous Analysis of Turnout and Party Choice
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44.5 Conclusions 44.5 Conclusions
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Notes Notes
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References References
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44 Experimental Public Choice: Elections
Get accessAaron Kamm is Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University, Abu Dhabi.
Arthur Schram is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Amsterdam.
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Published:11 February 2019
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Abstract
This chapter contrasts rational-choice predictions of voter behavior with observations from laboratory and field experiments. Specifically, the authors discuss voters’ party choice and turnout decisions, both for elections under proportional representation and with plurality rule. The first part of the chapter studies turnout and finds mixed support for the comparative statics predicted by the rational-choice framework. In the second part, voters’ party choices are analyzed and it is shown that if we allow for non-selfish preferences, observed behavior is overall in line with the rational-choice approach. The third, and final, part of the chapter analyzes turnout behavior and party choice simultaneously so as to highlight the potential interaction effects between the two. While this question has not received much attention in the literature, the limited evidence currently available is broadly in line with rational-choice predictions.
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