Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan

In many emerging democracies women are less likely to vote than men and, when they do vote, are likely to follow the wishes of male household and clan heads. We assess the impact of a voter awareness campaign on female turnout, candidate choice and party vote shares. Geographic clusters within villa...

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Main Authors:	Giné, Xavier, Mansuri, Ghazala
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	American Economic Association 2018
Subjects:	VOTING BEHAVIOR GENDER ECONOMICS FEMALE TURNOUT VOTER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT CHOICE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29652

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spelling	okr-10986-296522021-05-25T10:54:36Z Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan Giné, Xavier Mansuri, Ghazala VOTING BEHAVIOR GENDER ECONOMICS FEMALE TURNOUT VOTER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT CHOICE In many emerging democracies women are less likely to vote than men and, when they do vote, are likely to follow the wishes of male household and clan heads. We assess the impact of a voter awareness campaign on female turnout, candidate choice and party vote shares. Geographic clusters within villages were randomly assigned to treatment or control, and within treated clusters, some households were not targeted. Compared to women in control clusters, both targeted and untargeted women in treated clusters are 11 percentage points more likely to vote, and are also more likely to exercise independence in candidate choice, indicating large spillovers. Data from polling stations suggests that treating 10 women increased female turnout by about seven votes, resulting in a cost per vote of US$3.1. Finally, a 10 percent increase in the share of treated women at the polling station led to a 7 percent decrease in the share of votes of the winning party. 2018-04-10T20:11:38Z 2018-04-10T20:11:38Z 2018-01 Journal Article American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1945-7782 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29652 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo American Economic Association American Economic Association Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia Pakistan
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topic	VOTING BEHAVIOR GENDER ECONOMICS FEMALE TURNOUT VOTER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT CHOICE
spellingShingle	VOTING BEHAVIOR GENDER ECONOMICS FEMALE TURNOUT VOTER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT CHOICE Giné, Xavier Mansuri, Ghazala Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
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description	In many emerging democracies women are less likely to vote than men and, when they do vote, are likely to follow the wishes of male household and clan heads. We assess the impact of a voter awareness campaign on female turnout, candidate choice and party vote shares. Geographic clusters within villages were randomly assigned to treatment or control, and within treated clusters, some households were not targeted. Compared to women in control clusters, both targeted and untargeted women in treated clusters are 11 percentage points more likely to vote, and are also more likely to exercise independence in candidate choice, indicating large spillovers. Data from polling stations suggests that treating 10 women increased female turnout by about seven votes, resulting in a cost per vote of US$3.1. Finally, a 10 percent increase in the share of treated women at the polling station led to a 7 percent decrease in the share of votes of the winning party.
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author	Giné, Xavier Mansuri, Ghazala
author_facet	Giné, Xavier Mansuri, Ghazala
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title	Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
title_short	Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
title_full	Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
title_fullStr	Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed	Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
title_sort	together we will : experimental evidence on female voting behavior in pakistan
publisher	American Economic Association
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Together We Will : Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan

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