This paper examines the usefullness of the economic model in explaining the degree of voter participation in elections. The key argument of the economic model is that the subjective probability of affecting election results will determine the level of voter participation. By comparing here voter par
Beliefs and Voting Decisions: A Test of the Pivotal Voter Model
โ Scribed by John Duffy; Margit Tavits
- Book ID
- 109166005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 854 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0092-5853
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