When impulsive behaviours do not equal self-control failures: the (added) value of temptation enactments
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DOI: 10.1002/per.2280
Abstract: Most work on self-control and impulsivity typically assumes, more or less tacitly, that people value self-control as more important than succumbing to temptations. According to this narrative, people regard impulsive behaviours as ‘failures’ of self-control… read more here.
Keywords: value; self; temptation; impulsive behaviours ... See more keywords
On PAC-Bayesian bounds for random forests
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DOI: 10.1007/s10994-019-05803-4
Abstract: Existing guarantees in terms of rigorous upper bounds on the generalization error for the original random forest algorithm, one of the most frequently used machine learning methods, are unsatisfying. We discuss and evaluate various PAC-Bayesian… read more here.
Keywords: bayesian bounds; bounds random; random forests; taking majority ... See more keywords
Protesting via the Null Ballot: An Assessment of the Decision to Cast an Invalid Vote in Latin America
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DOI: 10.1007/s11109-017-9405-9
Abstract: Rates of invalid voting in Latin America are among the highest in the world. Yet, scholars have not reached an agreement about whether these votes are driven by voter protest and, if so, what voters… read more here.
Keywords: latin america; invalid vote; invalid voting; vote ... See more keywords
Helping to Break the Glass Ceiling? Fathers, First Daughters, and Presidential Vote Choice in 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s11109-018-9514-0
Abstract: Throughout her 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton crafted messages intended to appeal to fathers of daughters and to highlight the implications of her historic nomination for American girls and women. Clinton… read more here.
Keywords: fathers daughters; first child; helping break; clinton ... See more keywords
A theory on party discipline and vote switching by legislators
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101960
Abstract: Abstract We develop a new theory of vote switching by legislators that defect from party line voting. In our model, ideological candidates select their party label and, once elected, vote in parliament. Political parties select… read more here.
Keywords: vote switching; defect party; party; party line ... See more keywords
On the mismeasurement of sincere and strategic voting in mixed-member electoral systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2017.05.003
Abstract: Under mixed systems, voters cast two votes to elect the same legislative body: one vote for parties using proportional rules and one for candidates using majoritarian rules. Voters are said to cast straight-tickets if the… read more here.
Keywords: strategic voting; mismeasurement sincere; sincere strategic; ticket voting ... See more keywords
Are 16-year-olds able to cast a congruent vote? Evidence from a “voting at 16” initiative in the city of Ghent (Belgium)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2019.102107
Abstract: Abstract An often used argument against lowering the voting age to the age of 16 is that this age group would lack a sufficiently high level of “political maturity” and therefore would not be able… read more here.
Keywords: city ghent; ghent belgium; year olds; able cast ... See more keywords
The effect of televised candidate debates on the support for political parties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102243
Abstract: Abstract During campaigns for legislative elections, a large portion of the general public follows televised debates between the front-running candidates. How can the candidates use the public interest in the debates to increase the support… read more here.
Keywords: party; televised candidate; effect; effect televised ... See more keywords
Different political systems suppress or facilitate the impact of intelligence on how you vote: A comparison of the U.S. and Denmark
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.06.003
Abstract: Abstract Intelligence is rarely studied as a predictor of vote choice, and at first glance our data supports this neglect: In samples from the U.S. and Denmark (Ns = 1419 and 953), intelligence does not predict the… read more here.
Keywords: intelligence; vote choice; ideology; intelligence vote ... See more keywords
Value for money? Vote-buying and politician accountability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104227
Abstract: Though vote-buying is observed in a diverse set of polities worldwide, relatively little is known about the channels through which it affects subsequent governance outcomes. Using laboratory experiments conducted in the U.S. and Kenya, we… read more here.
Keywords: vote buying; buying politician; value money; politician accountability ... See more keywords
Spatial variation in populist right voting in Austria, 2013–2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102461
Abstract: The recent wave of populism sweeping Europe and the Americas generated considerable interest among political scientists, economists, sociologists and to some extent, geographers. The vast majority of these studies focuses on individual voter decisions or… read more here.
Keywords: spatial variation; voting; populist right; vote ... See more keywords