Abstract: Economic theory predicts that people should not vote because they are unlikely to be the pivotal voter and voting takes time and effort. Using a unique individual level data set on AEA Member voting, this study examines how the propensity to vote in the Economics Society elections is associated with the Ph.D program a person attended and his/her primary field of study. Environmental and urban economists who graduated in 1993 from the University of Chicago are the least likely to vote.
This paper does not exist. The previous paragraph was a joke. But, you should vote for Dora L. Costa for the AEA Executive Committee. While I rarely vote, I did this time.
