Submission Date
7-23-2021
Document Type
Paper
Department
Politics
Faculty Mentor
Ann Karreth
Project Description
Traditionally, we have assumed that voters choose the candidates and policy platforms that benefit them the most. So why can we observe people doing the exact opposite and acting, seemingly, irrationally by voting their money away? This project examines the power of altruism in voting and whether or not voters actually place the needs of others over themselves at the polls.
Recommended Citation
Byrne, John, "The Selfless Voter: Altruism and Irrationality in Economic Voting" (2021). Politics Summer Fellows. 9.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/pol_sum/9
Comments
Presented during the 23rd Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 23, 2021 at Ursinus College.