Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W2404868249> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 82 of
82
with 100 items per page.
- W2404868249 abstract "Downs (1957) first noted the twin enigmas of democracy: that it is not in the self interest of citizens either to vote or to become informed about politics. Much attention has been given to the voting problem, but less attention has been given to the second enigma. Herein, I focus upon the question of why individuals acquire political information. I argue that the inclusion of weak altruism solves the information enigma. I present a formal, decision-theoretic analysis of information acquisition, which produces informed voters. The model offers an instrumental explanation, as opposed to the expressive and civic duty explanations, which now dominate the literature. I then test three hypotheses which follow from the comparative statics that: weak altruism, income and knowledge all increase the incentive of an individual to acquire political information. The evidence presented herein supports all the hypotheses from my analysis. By contrast, the central prediction of the consumption theories is that independent voters will acquire more information than partisans. The evidence rejects this prediction." @default.
- W2404868249 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W2404868249 creator A5068643285 @default.
- W2404868249 date "2012-01-01" @default.
- W2404868249 modified "2023-09-23" @default.
- W2404868249 title "The Acquisition of Political Information" @default.
- W2404868249 cites W196270003 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W1974687721 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W1977825494 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W2030398623 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W2120946983 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W2204913059 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W2209540803 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W3123030318 @default.
- W2404868249 cites W3123117042 @default.
- W2404868249 hasPublicationYear "2012" @default.
- W2404868249 type Work @default.
- W2404868249 sameAs 2404868249 @default.
- W2404868249 citedByCount "0" @default.
- W2404868249 crossrefType "posted-content" @default.
- W2404868249 hasAuthorship W2404868249A5068643285 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C118084267 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C154945302 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C15744967 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C162324750 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C175444787 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C17744445 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C199539241 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C2776502983 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C2779103253 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C2780279448 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C29122968 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C41008148 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C48875124 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C520049643 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C555826173 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C77805123 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConcept C94625758 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C118084267 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C154945302 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C15744967 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C162324750 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C175444787 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C17744445 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C199539241 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C2776502983 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C2779103253 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C2780279448 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C29122968 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C41008148 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C48875124 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C520049643 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C555826173 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C77805123 @default.
- W2404868249 hasConceptScore W2404868249C94625758 @default.
- W2404868249 hasLocation W24048682491 @default.
- W2404868249 hasOpenAccess W2404868249 @default.
- W2404868249 hasPrimaryLocation W24048682491 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W1489437225 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W1534032249 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W1579517661 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2007745983 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2025975853 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2044704022 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2051449822 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2122241348 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2143006433 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2186908382 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2204913059 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2263325926 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2320813392 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2491257229 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2906548279 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2906744295 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2916177679 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2973090669 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W3125929892 @default.
- W2404868249 hasRelatedWork W2183438371 @default.
- W2404868249 isParatext "false" @default.
- W2404868249 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W2404868249 magId "2404868249" @default.
- W2404868249 workType "article" @default.