Habit formation and political behaviour : evidence of consuetude in voter turnout
By: Green, Donald P
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Contributor(s): SHACHAR, Ron.
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ArticlePublisher: oct. 2000British Journal of Political Science 30, part 4, p. 561-573Abstract: 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 publiched 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 specification, including those that take into account the possibility of unobserved factors affecting both past and current turnout. We conclude by discussing the implications by discussing the implications of consuetude for political and social behaviour
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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 publiched 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 specification, including those that take into account the possibility of unobserved factors affecting both past and current turnout. We conclude by discussing the implications by discussing the implications of consuetude for political and social behaviour
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