The Effect of Corruption on Voting Behavior: Single Country Studies, Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Abstract

What mechanism(s) lead an individual to choose to vote for a party or politician that he or she knows to be corrupt? Recent empirical research has shown that the presence of electoral choice is far from a panacea in curbing corruption, suggesting a breakdown in a key mechanism of democratic accountability. In this panel, we encourage scholars to propose manuscripts that study the effects of corruption on voting behavior via experimental or quasi-experimental research designs. Participants are welcome to conceive of the concept of corruption in a broad (societal) or narrow (individual scandals) manor to test these effects.

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