Effects of Switching to Proportional Representation on Individual Voter Behavior: Evidence from Sierra Leone

• In Event: Public Opinion and Electoral Choices

Brief Overview

We conducted a field experiment in which we randomized the roll-out of an app explaining the switch to PR rules in Sierra Leone just before the elections, generating individual variation in exposure to PR, and tested its impact on behavior.

Authors

• Avi Ahuja, New York University

• Gwyneth McClendon, New York University