Social information and bandwagon behaviour in voting: an economic experiment

We present an economic experiment on the impact of social information on voter behaviour and find strong support for bandwagon behaviour in voting decisions. In total, 418 subjects participated in the experiment. Bandwagon behaviour is found among both male and female subjects.

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Publicado en:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 05-2010)
Autoren: Bischoff, Ivo, Egbert, Henrik
Formato: Arbeit
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2023
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Zusammenfassung:We present an economic experiment on the impact of social information on voter behaviour and find strong support for bandwagon behaviour in voting decisions. In total, 418 subjects participated in the experiment. Bandwagon behaviour is found among both male and female subjects.
Descrición Física:22 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0035