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A cash lottery increases voter turnout.
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- Author(s): La Raja RJ;La Raja RJ; Schaffner BF; Schaffner BF
- Source:
PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Jun 03; Vol. 17 (6), pp. e0268640. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 03 (Print Publication: 2022).
- Publication Type:
Journal Article
- Language:
English
- Additional Information
- Source:
Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information:
Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
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- Abstract:
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Reform efforts to improve turnout typically focus on reducing the costs of participation or strengthening appeals to civic duty. While these efforts generate modest effects, this paper explores whether citizens might respond to extrinsic rewards to encourage voting. We conduct a field experiment offering lottery prizes to undergraduate students in conjunction with a student government election at a major public university. We find that extrinsic rewards appear to boost voting significantly in these low turnout elections and that the effects of a lottery appear to be especially strong among those of lower socio-economic status.
- Publication Date:
Date Created: 20220603 Date Completed: 20220608 Latest Revision: 20220716
- Publication Date:
20250114
- Accession Number:
PMC9165770
- Accession Number:
10.1371/journal.pone.0268640
- Accession Number:
35657922
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