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标题：On the Use of Fines and Lottery Prizes to Increase Voter Turnout
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作者：John Duffy ; Alexander Matros
期刊名称：Economics Bulletin
电子版ISSN：1545-2921
出版年度：2014
卷号：34
期号：2
出版社：Economics Bulletin
摘要：We consider implementation issues regarding two mechanisms that have been used to increase voter turnout in elections: fines and lotteries. We focus on the amount of the fine or lottery prize needed to achieve full participation. We then propose a combined, self-financing mechanism by which the fines imposed on non-participants are used to finance the prize that is awarded by lottery to one of the individuals choosing to participate in voting. We argue that this combined mechanism has some advantages over the other two mechanisms and merits consideration.
关键词：Voter turnout ; Elections ; Lotteries ; Fines ; Mechanism Design