Arbeitspapier
Social identity and voter turnout
This paper uses the unique social structure of Arab communities to examine the effect of social identity on voter turnout. We first show that voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who shares their social group (signified by last name) as compared to other candidates. Using last name as a measure of group affiliation, we find an inverted U-shaped relationship between group size and voter turnout which is consistent with theoretical models that reconcile the paradox of voting by incorporating groups behavior.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 2331
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- Thema
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Voter turnout
paradox of voting
social identity
local elections
Wahlverhalten
Soziale Beziehungen
Soziale Gruppe
Kommunalwahl
Araber
Israel
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Ben-Bassat, Avi
Dahan, Momi
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (wo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2008
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Ben-Bassat, Avi
- Dahan, Momi
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2008