Do electoral handouts affect voting behavior?
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Do Electoral Handouts Affect Voting Behavior?∗
The literature on vote-buying assumes a complete transaction of cash for votes. While there is ample evidence that candidates do target certain voters with cash handouts, it is unclear whether these actually result in higher turnout and voteshares for the distributing party. In this paper we argue that in settings with low level of monitoring by political parties, such as many African countries...
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عنوان ژورنال: Electoral Studies
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0261-3794
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2017.11.002