Political conflicts with ethnic / national roots (may) cause ‘foot-voting’
Jordi Mas (UOC) | Marc Sanjaume (UPF)
2022-06-17
Political conflicts with ethnic / national roots (may) cause ‘foot-voting’
In decentralized political systems
Tiebout (1956): Migration (foot-voting) as a mechanism to reveal voters’ preferences.
In decentralized political systems
Hirschman (1970): Voice (ballot-voting) and exit (foot-voting).
Loyalty: one size fits all?
Ethnicity shapes individual identity, which in turn affect voters’ preferences (Akerlof and Kranton 2000; Chandra 2005; Glaeser, Sacerdote, and Scheinkman 2003). Two mechanisms:
Four working hypothesis:
Happy to hear your thoughts :)