Ron Shachar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4371332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ron Shachar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ron |
| FAMILY NAME | Shachar |
| SIGNATURE | SHACHAR R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 392 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Voting May Be Habit-Forming
Habit is a frequently mentioned but understudied cause of political action. This article provides the first direct test of the hypothesis that casting a ballot in one election increases one’s propensity to go to the polls in the future. A field experiment involving 25,200 registered voters was conducted prior to the November general election of 1998. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment conditions in which they were urged to vote through …
Voting May Be Habit‐Forming
Habit is a frequently mentioned but understudied cause of political action. This article provides the first direct test of the hypothesis that casting a ballot in one election increases one's propensity to go to the polls in the future. A field experiment involving 25,200 registered voters was conducted prior to the November general election of 1998. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment conditions in which they were urged to vote through …
Habit Formation and Political Behaviour
The hypothesis is examined that casting a ballot in one election increases the voter's propensity to go to the polls in the future. Voter turnout patterns in the 1972–76 and 1992–96 American National Election Panel Surveys, as well as published experimental research, indicate that the effects of past voter turnout on current voting propensities are sizeable. Moreover, these effects are robust across a wide range of model specifications, including…
Follow the Leader
Using state-by-state voting data for U.S. presidential elections, we observe that voter turnout is a positive function of predicted closeness. To explain the strategic component of political participation, we develop a follow-the-leader model. Political leaders expend effort according to their chance of being pivotal, which depends on the expected closeness of the race (at both state and national levels) and how voters respond to their effort. St…
Estimating Vote Persistence Sources without Panel Data
Vote has been found to be among the most persistent political attitudes and behavior patterns. We specify three sources of vote persistence: persistence in (observable) factors structuring the vote, habituation through repeated vote for the same party, and stable (unobservable) personal preferences. The paper proposes an estimation procedure for distinguishing among these different factors based on one-shot election surveys, that is, without need…
Voting May Be Habit‐Forming
Habit is a frequently mentioned but understudied cause of political action. This article provides the first direct test of the hypothesis that casting a ballot in one election increases one's propensity to go to the polls in the future. A field experiment involving 25,200 registered voters was conducted prior to the November general election of 1998. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment conditions in which they were urged to vote through …
Habit Formation and Political Behaviour
The hypothesis is examined that casting a ballot in one election increases the voter's propensity to go to the polls in the future. Voter turnout patterns in the 1972–76 and 1992–96 American National Election Panel Surveys, as well as published experimental research, indicate that the effects of past voter turnout on current voting propensities are sizeable. Moreover, these effects are robust across a wide range of model specifications, including…
Estimating Vote Persistence Sources without Panel Data
Vote has been found to be among the most persistent political attitudes and behavior patterns. We specify three sources of vote persistence: persistence in (observable) factors structuring the vote, habituation through repeated vote for the same party, and stable (unobservable) personal preferences. The paper proposes an estimation procedure for distinguishing among these different factors based on one-shot election surveys, that is, without need…
Voting May Be Habit-Forming
Habit is a frequently mentioned but understudied cause of political action. This article provides the first direct test of the hypothesis that casting a ballot in one election increases one’s propensity to go to the polls in the future. A field experiment involving 25,200 registered voters was conducted prior to the November general election of 1998. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment conditions in which they were urged to vote through …
Estimating Vote Persistence Sources without Panel Data
Vote has been found to be among the most persistent political attitudes and behavior patterns. We specify three sources of vote persistence: persistence in (observable) factors structuring the vote, habituation through repeated vote for the same party, and stable (unobservable) personal preferences. The paper proposes an estimation procedure for distinguishing among these different factors based on one-shot election surveys, that is, without need…
Follow the Leader
Using state-by-state voting data for U.S. presidential elections, we observe that voter turnout is a positive function of predicted closeness. To explain the strategic component of political participation, we develop a follow-the-leader model. Political leaders expend effort according to their chance of being pivotal, which depends on the expected closeness of the race (at both state and national levels) and how voters respond to their effort. St…
Habit Formation and Political Behaviour
The hypothesis is examined that casting a ballot in one election increases the voter's propensity to go to the polls in the future. Voter turnout patterns in the 1972–76 and 1992–96 American National Election Panel Surveys, as well as published experimental research, indicate that the effects of past voter turnout on current voting propensities are sizeable. Moreover, these effects are robust across a wide range of model specifications, including…
Voting May Be Habit-Forming
Habit is a frequently mentioned but understudied cause of political action. This article provides the first direct test of the hypothesis that casting a ballot in one election increases one’s propensity to go to the polls in the future. A field experiment involving 25,200 registered voters was conducted prior to the November general election of 1998. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment conditions in which they were urged to vote through …
Voting May Be Habit‐Forming
Habit is a frequently mentioned but understudied cause of political action. This article provides the first direct test of the hypothesis that casting a ballot in one election increases one's propensity to go to the polls in the future. A field experiment involving 25,200 registered voters was conducted prior to the November general election of 1998. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment conditions in which they were urged to vote through …
Demographic economics (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Voting (5 works) · Econometrics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)