Altruism, Noise, and the Paradox of Voter Turnout: An Experimental Study

This paper addresses the paradox of voter turnout, wherein observed voting participation rates are far greater than what rational choice theory would predict. Voters face multiple voting choices, stochastic voting costs, and candidates offering different economic platforms. A combination of two appr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarah A. Tulman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/972753