Konferenzbeitrag
Pocketbook voting and social preferences in referenda
We study the role of self-interest and social preferences in referenda. Our analysis is based on collective purchasing decisions of university students on deep-discount flat-rate tickets for public transportation and culture. Individual usage data allows quantifying monetary benefits associated with each ticket. We find that turnout is much higher among students who benefit a lot from having a ticket, suggesting instrumental voting. In each referendum, a majority votes in line with self-interest, providing strong evidence for pocketbook voting. However, social preferences like altruism, public good considerations and paternalism shift the vote of a sizeable minority against their own financial interest.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2015: Ökonomische Entwicklung - Theorie und Politik - Session: Political Economy III ; No. C21-V2
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Public Goods
Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Meya, Johannes
Poutvaara, Panu
Schwager, Robert
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Konferenzbeitrag
Beteiligte
- Meya, Johannes
- Poutvaara, Panu
- Schwager, Robert
Entstanden
- 2015
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