Elections and selfishness

Volume: 69, Pages: 102267 - 102267
Published: Feb 1, 2021
Abstract
Elections affect the division of resources in society and are occasions for political elites to make appeals rooted in voters' self-interest. Hence, elections may erode altruistic norms and cause people to behave more selfishly. We test this intuition using Dictator Games in a lab-in-the-field experiment involving a sample of more than 1000 individuals in Kenya and Tanzania. We adopt two approaches. First, we experimentally prime participants to...
Paper Details
Title
Elections and selfishness
Published Date
Feb 1, 2021
Volume
69
Pages
102267 - 102267
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