Voter behaviour and polarisation: The role of social preferences (2022–2026)
- Abstract:
- This project aims to investigate how peer pressure and other social concerns affect voter participation, vote choice, and political polarisation. It will marry behavioural experimental economics with political economics and make use of complementary experimental methods that will allow for the study of carefully controlled elections, followed by a large-scale real-world test of the results. Expected outcomes include improved understanding of how social media and other social factors, and political institutions such as compulsory voting, distort election representation and outcomes. Major benefits include the ability to advise policies to reduce polarisation and improve political institutions to ensure they reflect true societal preferences.
- Grant type:
- ARC Discovery Projects
- Researchers:
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Associate Professor
School of EconomicsFaculty of Business, Economics and Law -
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- Funded by:
- Australian Research Council
