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- 12 Feb 2019
- News
The Myths of Voter ID
- June 2018
- Article
Will a Five-Minute Discussion Change Your Mind? A Countrywide Experiment on Voter Choice in France
By: Vincent Pons
This paper provides the first estimate of the effect of door-to-door canvassing on actual electoral outcomes, via a countrywide experiment embedded in François Hollande's campaign in the 2012 French presidential election. While existing experiments randomized...
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Pons, Vincent. "Will a Five-Minute Discussion Change Your Mind? A Countrywide Experiment on Voter Choice in France." American Economic Review 108, no. 6 (June 2018): 1322–1363. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-079, January 2016.)
- 11 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Interactions with Candidates Increase Voter Support and Participation? Experimental Evidence from Italy
- April 2022
- Article
Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S.
By: Enrico Cantoni and Vincent Pons
We measure the overall influence of contextual versus individual factors (e.g., voting rules and media as opposed to race and education) on voter behavior, and explore underlying mechanisms. Using a U.S.-wide voter-level panel, 2008–18, we examine voters who relocate...
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Voting;
Behavior;
Geographic Location;
Personal Characteristics;
Situation or Environment;
United States
Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons. "Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S." American Economic Review 112, no. 4 (April 2022): 1226–1272.
- 17 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
If Marketing Experts Ran Elections
voters" of U.S. politics. There are 5 structural reasons why this is the case. In U.S. general elections, voters usually see only 2 viable candidates on the ballot. That's one reason turnout is low. In any other product category,...
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by John A. Quelch
Does Context Outweigh Individual Characteristics in Driving Voting Behavior? Evidence from Relocations within the U.S.
We measure the overall influence of contextual versus individual factors (e.g., voting rules and media as opposed to race and education) on voter behavior, and explore underlying mechanisms. Using a US-wide voter-level panel, 2008–2018, we examine voters who...
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- August 2017
- Article
Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France
By: Céline Braconnier, Jean-Yves Dormagen and Vincent Pons
A large-scale randomized experiment conducted during the 2012 French presidential and parliamentary elections shows that voter registration requirements have significant effects on turnout, resulting in unequal participation. We assigned 20,500 apartments to one...
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Braconnier, Céline, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons. "Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France." American Political Science Review 111, no. 3 (August 2017): 584–604. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-098, March 2016.)
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications, quality standards are commonly...
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Dina Gerdeman
- December 2009
- Article
Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Joel Waldfogel
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a...
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Voting;
Ethnicity;
Behavior;
Local Range;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Joel Waldfogel. "Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?" American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009).
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52954 July 2017 Public Choice Who Will Vote Quadratically? Voter Turnout and Votes Cast Under Quadratic Voting By: Kaplow, Louis, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—Who will vote quadratically...
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Carmen Nobel
- 27 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake
environment on political participation by looking at turnout data. The more that young people voted in a particular county, the more likely the newcomers were also to cast a ballot. Environmental factors that shape party affiliation and...
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by Ben Rand
- 29 Nov 2023
- News
A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC...
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Margie Kelley
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
the dorm lounges with a balloon arch, tablecloths over the pool table, flowers, and a sumptuous brunch spread. We played games and there was a huge turnout from our section – both girls and guys. Dominique Lacassie | Class of 2021...
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- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
administration of elections. Silverthorne: You have studied voter participation and engagement in a number of countries.How does the American voting system(s) compare to those other countries in terms of encouraging turnout and protecting...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Fall Reunions: Remembrance and Renewal
campus during a weekend of lovely autumn weather. With the country still stunned by the September 11 attacks and their aftermath, this year's event seemed especially meaningful, as a way for participants to reconnect but also to draw strength and understanding from one...
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- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
bring down those costs. When the floor opened for questions, the audience played hardball. Invoking “apathy and disillusionment” and noting the small audience of no more than fifty people, one student asked, “How low a voter turnout would...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Fall Reunions
Fall Reunions Photos by Neal Hamberg and Susan Young Occasionally gloomy skies were no match for reunion exuberance the weekend of September 23 as more than 2,200 alumni and guests—the second largest turnout ever for fall...
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reunion
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations
Pons. “They also wanted people to trust that the election was fair and transparent.” The results were mixed. Voter turnout by those who received the texts did increase by up to 2 percent at some polling stations. Yet those who received...
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Erin Peterson
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Celebrations in LA, Florida, London
launch at historic Whitehall Palace brought together more than 400 alumni from all across the Continent. Hailing from eighteen different countries, the group spent the evening reconnecting with each other and with HBS. The sizable turnout...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
New Venture Winner Mines E-Waste
alumni from fields such as venture capital, consulting, law, accounting, life sciences, and technology. “I was impressed by the great turnout of teams, the care and diligence that the HBS clubs brought to planning the regional contests,...
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