A note on electoral competition and turnout in run-off electoral systems: Taking into account both endogeneity and attenuation bias

• Autores: Sebastian Garmann
• Localización: Electoral Studies: An international Journal, ISSN 0261-3794, Vol. 34, 2014, págs. 261-265
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2013.11.005
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• Resumen

  • In this short note, I propose an identification strategy to estimate the causal effect of expected electoral competition on voter turnout in run-off systems taking into account both endogeneity and attenuation bias. I find that electoral competition significantly raises turnout. Not addressing attenuation bias yields estimates that are biased by up to 50%.