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Título: | Experimental evidence that quorum rules discourage turnout and promote election boycotts |
Autor(es): | Aguiar-Conraria, Luís Magalhães, Pedro C. Vanberg, Christoph A. |
Palavras-chave: | Election design Participation quorum Approval quorum Laboratory experiment |
Data: | Dez-2016 |
Editora: | SpringerOpen |
Revista: | Experimental Economics |
Resumo(s): | Many democratic decision making institutions involve quorum rules. Such rules are commonly motivated by concerns about the “legitimacy” or “representativeness” of decisions reached when only a subset of eligible voters participates. A prominent example of this can be found in the context of direct democracy mechanisms, such as referenda and initiatives. We conduct a laboratory experiment to investigate the consequences of the two most common types of quorum rules: a participation quorum and an approval quorum. We find that both types of quora lead to lower participation rates, dramatically increasing the likelihood of full-fledged electoral boycotts on the part of those who endorse the Status Quo. This discouraging effect is significantly larger under a participation quorum than under an approval quorum. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/40083 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10683-015-9473-9 |
ISSN: | 1386-4157 |
Versão da editora: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10683-015-9473-9 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito UMinho |
Aparece nas coleções: | NIPE - Artigos em Revistas de Circulação Internacional com Arbitragem Científica |
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