An empirical analysis of vote buying among the poor: Evidence from elections in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Canare, Tristan A, Mendoza, Ronald U, Lopez, Mario Antonio
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Vote buying; elections; election fraud; Philippines; Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/52; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1177/0967828X17753420
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Recent literature suggests that the poor are more likely to be targeted for vote buying and to sell their votes. However, there is limited empirical analysis on the patterns of vote buying among low-income voters. This paper attempts to fill this gap using a survey conducted in Metro Manila, Philipp...