Schram, A. and Sonnemans, J. (1996). Voter turnout as a participation game: an experimental investigation International Journal of Game Theory, 25:385--406.
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Publication year1996
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JournalInternational Journal of Game Theory
This paper reports the results of a series of experiments in which participation games are analyzed. Voter turnout is an example of an application of this game. Hypotheses derived from a game theoretic analysis are systematically elaborated, analyzed, and tested. The results are used to explore future paths of research. A distinction is made in two parameter configurations (representing winner-takes-all elections and elections with proportional representation).