Essays about: "Close Elections"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Close Elections.

1. 1. What is the effect of political coalitions on economic outcomes? : A Regression Discontinuity approach for Swedish municipalities during 1994-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Aronsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Close Elections; Political Coalitions; Economic Outcomes; Policy Convergence; Policy Divergence; Swedish Municipalities; Modified Sainte-Laguë method; Regression Discontinuity Design.;

   Abstract : This thesis identifies the effect of traditional political coalitions on the left-right spectrum in Swedish municipal politics on economic outcomes such as Municipal Revenues, Expenditures, Net-expenditures, Municipal Tax-rates, Unemployment, and the share of Municipal Employment. To do so, varying time spans of Swedish municipal data from 1994-2017 are used in a regression discontinuity design, basing its identification on quasi-random variation created by close municipal elections. READ MORE

3. 2. The Silver Lining of Political Uncertainty: AI Innovation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Andrea Schmidt; Queennie Huang; [2022]
   Keywords : Uncertainty; Innovation; Artificial Intelligence; Patents; Elections;

   Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technologies of our time. Therefore, analyzing the driving forces behind AI innovation is of interest to any researcher or policymaker who wants to understand the modern economy. READ MORE

4. 3. CHOOSING POLICY OVER VALENCE - A conjoint experiment on vote choice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Josefine Magnusson; [2021-02-12]
   Keywords : vote choice; trade-offs; valence politics; spatial politics; conjoint experiment;

   Abstract : In a representative democracy elections constitute the main channel for individuals to express their will. In each election voters are typically asked to make a single choice on the basis of multiple political preferences. The nature of this process entails that some voters need to choose between preferences. READ MORE

5. 4. How International Election Observers Impact Post-Election Events: The link between international observers, acceptance of results and post-election violence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Björksten; [2021]
   Keywords : international election observation; election monitoring; democracy promotion; electoral violence; electoral reactions; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Since 1990, international election observers have been travelling the world to monitor and assess close to 1 500 elections in developing democracies. Although often championed as the primary tool of democracy promotion, little is still known about its immediate consequences. READ MORE

6. 5. Closeness and voter turnout

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jimmy Bergström; [2021]
   Keywords : voter turnout; closeness; rational choice;

   Abstract : In this paper I examine how closeness between the traditional political blocks affects voter turnout in the Swedish municipal elections 2014 and 2018. The results of the two elections shows that closeness between the traditional blocks is not a relevant factor for individuals when they decide to vote or abstain. READ MORE