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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Published in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 05-2010)
Main Authors: Bischoff, Ivo, Egbert, Henrik
Format: Work
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2023
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:22 Pages
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0035