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Journal of Economic Perspectives

ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)

Rational Choice Theory and the Paradox of Not Voting

  • Timothy J. Feddersen
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 18, no. 1, Winter 2004
(pp. 99–112)
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Citation

Feddersen, Timothy, J. 2004. "Rational Choice Theory and the Paradox of Not Voting ." Journal of Economic Perspectives 18 (1): 99–112. DOI: 10.1257/089533004773563458

JEL Classification

  • D71 Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
  • D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior