Abstention in elections with asymmetric information and diverse preferences

Volume: 93, Issue: 2, Pages: 381 - 398
Published: Jan 1, 1999
Abstract
We analyze a model of a two-candidate election with costless voting in which voters have asymmetric information and diverse preferences. We demonstrate that a strictly positive fraction of the electorate will abstain and that, nevertheless, elections effectively aggregate voters' private information. Using examples, we show that more informed voters are more likely to vote than their less informed counterparts. Increasing the fraction of the...
Paper Details
Title
Abstention in elections with asymmetric information and diverse preferences
Published Date
Jan 1, 1999
Volume
93
Issue
2
Pages
381 - 398
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