dc.contributor.advisor | Alesina, Alberto Francesco | |
dc.contributor.author | Levonyan, Vardges Levon | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-25T18:25:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-02-25 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Levonyan, Vardges Levon. 2014. Essays on Political Economy, Industrial Organization, and Public Economics. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11267 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11744436 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.sponsorship | Economics | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dash.license | LAA | |
dc.subject | Economics | en_US |
dc.subject | backlash | en_US |
dc.subject | disclosure | en_US |
dc.subject | industrial organization | en_US |
dc.subject | political economy | en_US |
dc.subject | public economics | en_US |
dc.subject | voting | en_US |
dc.title | Essays on Political Economy, Industrial Organization, and Public Economics | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis or Dissertation | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Levonyan, Vardges Levon | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-25T18:25:00Z | |
thesis.degree.date | 2014 | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Economics | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | Harvard University | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | doctoral | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | Ph.D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Pakes, Ariel | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Glaeser, Edward | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Goldin, Claudia | en_US |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Levonyan, Vardges Levon | |