Filter Results
:
(41)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(41)
- News (10)
- Research (28)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (12)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(41)
- News (10)
- Research (28)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (12)
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...
View Details
- 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...
View Details
Keywords:
by John A. Quelch
- 27 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake
participation, according to a study that looks at registration records from 2012 to 2021 of more than 15 million voters aged 18 to 24. “We show that, to some extent, our affiliation as a Democratic or Republican View Details
Keywords:
by Ben Rand
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54967 Does Context Trump Individual Drivers of Voting Behavior? Evidence from U.S. Movers By: Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons Abstract—This paper assesses the relative influence of contextual drivers of View Details
Keywords:
Dina Gerdeman
- 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...
View Details
Keywords:
Carmen Nobel
- 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 View Details
- 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...
View Details
Keywords:
Erin Peterson
- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
increase the chances that we'll make a purchase. In other words, choice drives consumption. The same is true of the political marketplace. With no incumbent running in the United States, the unprecedented turnouts in primary states...
View Details
Keywords:
by John Quelch
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
important or patriotic act than voting,” said Palandjian, Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, in a press release announcing the initiative. “I’ve always been troubled by routine low turnout in U.S. elections and...
View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020
with our goals and research interests. A classmate and I partnered with Young Invincibles, a non-profit research and advocacy group, to better understand the drivers of voter turnout among young adults....
View Details
Keywords:
All Industries
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
receiving countries. In this study, 23,800 citizens were randomly assigned to receive visits from political activists during the lead-up of the 2010 French regional elections. Treatment increased the turnout of immigrants without...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
while turnout was roughly equal in the control group. A postelectoral survey reveals that immigrants initially had less political information, which could explain the heterogeneous impact. Although the effect decays over subsequent...
View Details
Keywords:
Carmen Nobel
- Web
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting
the drivers of voter turnout among young adults. Using census demographic data and surveys about voter behavior, we helped Young Invincibles focus their View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
elections. Overall, activists supporting the Parti Socialiste's candidate knocked on five million doors. Visits did not affect voter turnout but increased Hollande's vote share in the first round at the...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
2013 elections in Kenya, the Electoral Commission sent 11 million nonpartisan text messages to registered voters in an effort to boost electoral participation. The messages had a positive effect on turnout...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50752 Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France By: Braconnier, Celine, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons Abstract—A large-scale...
View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
available in 25 U.S. metro areas in 2002, up from only 14 areas in 1994. Our estimates indicate that Hispanic voter turnout increased by 5 to 10 percentage points, relative to non-Hispanic View Details
Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
States to test whether the presence of local television news affects local civic behavior. Spanish-language local television news programming was available in 25 US metro areas in 2002, up from only 14 areas in 1994. Our estimates indicate that Hispanic View Details
Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
Five-Minute Discussion Change Your Mind? A Countrywide Experiment on Voter Choice in France By: Pons, Vincent Abstract—This paper provides the first estimate of the effect of door-to-door canvassing on actual electoral outcomes, via a...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
forthcoming American Political Science Review Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France By: Braconnier, Céline, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons Abstract—A large-scale randomized experiment...
View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne