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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izdano v:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 05-2010)
Autoren: Bischoff, Ivo, Egbert, Henrik
Format: Arbeit
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2023
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Izvleček: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.
Fizični opis:22 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0035