An Evolutionary Analysis of Turnout with Conformist Citizens

We propose an evolutionary analysis of a voting game where citizens have a preference for conformism that adds to the instrumental preference for the electoral outcome. Multiple equilibria arise, and some generate high turnout. Simulations of best response dynamics show that high turnout is asymptot...

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Main Authors: LANDI, Massimiliano, Sodini, Mauro
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1245
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2244/viewcontent/TurnoutDinamicoWP.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English