Bandwagon Effect on Issues: Panel Evidence from Chile

• In Event: Public Opinion and Representation

Brief Overview

Using panel data from Chile’s 2021 presidential election, we propose & test a novel application of the “bandwagon effect,” arguing it may manifest in voters adopting the policy positions of candidates proven and expected to be electorally successful

Authors

• Pablo Argote, University of Southern California

• Sofia Rivera Sojo, Vanderbilt University

• Giancarlo Visconti, University of Maryland