Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study

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Dijkstra, Bouwe R. and Graichen, Patrick R. (2017) Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study. In: The theory of externalities and public goods: essays in memory of Richard C. Cornes. Springer, Cham, pp. 299-326. ISBN 9783319494418

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Official URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-49442-5_15

Abstract

This chapter analyzes a referendum campaign as a case study of a contest. The referendum, held in 1996 in the small German town of Schönau, led to the replacement of the convention-al electricity supplier by a firm founded by the local environmentalists. We discuss both quali-tative aspects (activities, arguments and strategies of the environmentalists, the electricity firm and its local allies) and quantitative aspects (lobbying effectiveness, stakes, effort and success probability). We identify voter groups more inclined to vote one way or the other and factors that contributed to the environmentalists’ victory. Finally, we discuss modeling implications.

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Book Section

RIS ID:

https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/851384

Keywords:

Referendum; Political campaign; Rent seeking

Schools/Departments:

University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49442-5_15

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