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TY - JOUR
T1 - On the use of fines and lottery prizes to increase voter turnout
AU - Duffy, John
AU - Matros, Alexander
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - We consider implementation issues regarding two mechanisms that have been used to increase voter turnout in elections: fines and lotteries. We focus on the amount of the fine or lottery prize needed to achieve full participation. We then propose a combined, self-financing mechanism by which the fines imposed on non-participants are used to finance the prize that is awarded by lottery to one of the individuals choosing to participate in voting. We argue that this combined mechanism has some advantages over the other two mechanisms and merits consideration.
AB - We consider implementation issues regarding two mechanisms that have been used to increase voter turnout in elections: fines and lotteries. We focus on the amount of the fine or lottery prize needed to achieve full participation. We then propose a combined, self-financing mechanism by which the fines imposed on non-participants are used to finance the prize that is awarded by lottery to one of the individuals choosing to participate in voting. We argue that this combined mechanism has some advantages over the other two mechanisms and merits consideration.
KW - Voter turnout
KW - Elections
KW - Lotteries
KW - Fines
KW - Mechanism Design
M3 - Journal article
VL - 34
SP - 966
EP - 975
JO - Economics Bulletin
JF - Economics Bulletin
SN - 1545-2921
IS - 2
ER -