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dc.contributor.advisorAlesina, Alberto Francesco
dc.contributor.authorLevonyan, Vardges Levon
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-25T18:25:00Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-25
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.identifier.citationLevonyan, Vardges Levon. 2014. Essays on Political Economy, Industrial Organization, and Public Economics. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11267en
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11744436
dc.description.abstractThe first chapter of this dissertation analyzes voting behavior across multiple elections. The voting literature has largely analyzed voter turnout and voter behavior separately, focusing on individual elections. I present a model of voter turnout and behavior in multiple elections. The assumptions are consistent with individual election preferences and decision is derived from utility maximization. Additionally, I provide necessary moment conditions for identification. The framework is applied to the 2008 California elections. The exit polls made national headlines by linking the historic turnout of African-Americans for Presidential candidate Obama in helping pass Proposition 8. The results show that the African-American turnout and voting share for Proposition 8 was lower than indicated by the exit polls. As a counterfactual, I look at the turnout and outcome of Proposition 8, without the presidential race on the ballot. As predicted, there is lower voter turnout: on par with midterm elections. I also find a lower share of Yes votes on Proposition 8 - enough that the referendum would not have passed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEconomicsen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dash.licenseLAA
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.subjectbacklashen_US
dc.subjectdisclosureen_US
dc.subjectindustrial organizationen_US
dc.subjectpolitical economyen_US
dc.subjectpublic economicsen_US
dc.subjectvotingen_US
dc.titleEssays on Political Economy, Industrial Organization, and Public Economicsen_US
dc.typeThesis or Dissertationen_US
dash.depositing.authorLevonyan, Vardges Levon
dc.date.available2014-02-25T18:25:00Z
thesis.degree.date2014en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorHarvard Universityen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.namePh.D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPakes, Arielen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGlaeser, Edwarden_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGoldin, Claudiaen_US
dash.contributor.affiliatedLevonyan, Vardges Levon


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