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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Publié dans:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 05-2010)
Auteurs principaux: Bischoff, Ivo, Egbert, Henrik
Format: Arbeit
Langue:anglais
Publié: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2023
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:22 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0035