Impact of information concerning the popularity of candidates on loss-averse voters' abstention

DOI10.1007/S40505-021-00214-YzbMATH Open1497.91104OpenAlexW4206821879MaRDI QIDQ2157282FDOQ2157282

Authors: Kohei Daido, Tomoya Tajika 

Publication date: 27 July 2022

Published in: Economic Theory Bulletin (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40505-021-00214-y

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zbMATH Keywords

signalvotingloss aversionabstentionexpectations-based reference-dependent preferences

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Voting theory (91B12)

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• Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk
• A model of reference-dependent preferences
• Welfare reducing polls
• Public information and electoral bias

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• The impact of voter uncertainty and alienation on turnout and candidate policy choice

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