Essays on applied political economics

This dissertation consists of three essays on the determinants of voting behavior. In Chapter 1, I empirically examine why candidates who are listed first on voting ballots enjoy substantial advantages such as winning 10% more elections. I use Californian election data where ballot order is random...

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Main Author: Fillbrunn, Mirko
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/17717