Effects of social norms and fractionalization on voting behavior in Japan
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- Eiji Yamamura, 2011. "Effects of social norms and fractionalization on voting behaviour in Japan," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(11), pages 1385-1398.
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Keywords
Voter turnout ・ Distribution of votes ・ Social norms ・ Fractionalization;JEL classification:
- D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2008-10-13 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-POL-2008-10-13 (Positive Political Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2008-10-13 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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