Sökning: "Close Elections"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 uppsatser innehållade orden Close Elections.
1. What is the effect of political coalitions on economic outcomes? : A Regression Discontinuity approach for Swedish municipalities during 1994-2017
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis identifies the effect of traditional political coalitions on the left-right spectrum in Swedish municipal politics on economic outcomes such as Municipal Revenues, Expenditures, Net-expenditures, Municipal Tax-rates, Unemployment, and the share of Municipal Employment. To do so, varying time spans of Swedish municipal data from 1994-2017 are used in a regression discontinuity design, basing its identification on quasi-random variation created by close municipal elections. LÄS MER
2. The Silver Lining of Political Uncertainty: AI Innovation
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiSammanfattning : Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technologies of our time. Therefore, analyzing the driving forces behind AI innovation is of interest to any researcher or policymaker who wants to understand the modern economy. LÄS MER
3. CHOOSING POLICY OVER VALENCE - A conjoint experiment on vote choice
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : In a representative democracy elections constitute the main channel for individuals to express their will. In each election voters are typically asked to make a single choice on the basis of multiple political preferences. The nature of this process entails that some voters need to choose between preferences. LÄS MER
4. How International Election Observers Impact Post-Election Events: The link between international observers, acceptance of results and post-election violence
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Since 1990, international election observers have been travelling the world to monitor and assess close to 1 500 elections in developing democracies. Although often championed as the primary tool of democracy promotion, little is still known about its immediate consequences. LÄS MER
5. Closeness and voter turnout
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : In this paper I examine how closeness between the traditional political blocks affects voter turnout in the Swedish municipal elections 2014 and 2018. The results of the two elections shows that closeness between the traditional blocks is not a relevant factor for individuals when they decide to vote or abstain. LÄS MER