Outputs (2)

Everyone Likes a Winner: An Empirical Test of The Effect of Electoral Closeness on Turnout in a Context Of Expressive Voting (2006)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Geys, B., & Heyndels, B. (2006). Everyone Likes a Winner: An Empirical Test of The Effect of Electoral Closeness on Turnout in a Context Of Expressive Voting. Public Choice, 128(3-4), 383-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-005-9006-8

Under instrumental voting closer elections are expected to have higher turnout. Under expressive voting, however, turnout may increase with decreasing closeness when voters have a preference for winners. An empirical test using data on Belgian munici... Read More about Everyone Likes a Winner: An Empirical Test of The Effect of Electoral Closeness on Turnout in a Context Of Expressive Voting.

Determinants tax innovation: the case of environmental taxes in Flemish muncipalities (2006)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., Geys, B., & Heyndels, B. (2006). Determinants tax innovation: the case of environmental taxes in Flemish muncipalities. European Journal of Political Economy, 22(1), 223-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.06.004

The setting of new taxes is a notably visible act that has potential political costs. This paper explores the setting of new environmental taxes across the 308 Flemish municipalities over the period 1991–1999. We find that first adoptions of a green... Read More about Determinants tax innovation: the case of environmental taxes in Flemish muncipalities.