Voice and Political Engagement: Evidence From a Field Experiment

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Hager, Anselm; Hensel, Lukas; Roth, Christopher; Stegmann, Andreas
• 署名单位: Humboldt University of Berlin; Peking University; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; Max Planck Society; University of Cologne; University of Warwick; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01320
• 发表日期: 2025-07
• 页码: 1149-1158
• 关键词: Incentives; PARTICIPATION

摘要

We conduct a natural field experiment with a major European party to test whether giving party supporters more voice increases their engagement in the party's electoral campaign. In the experiment, the party asked a random subset of supporters for their opinions on the importance of different policy areas. Giving supporters opportunities to voice their opinions increases their engagement in the campaign as measured using behavioral data from the party's smartphone application. Survey data reveals that giving voice also increases other margins of campaign effort as well as perceived voice. Our evidence highlights the importance of voice for increasing political engagement.