Do Phone Calls Increase Voter Turnout? An Update

Author(s):

Alan S. Gerber, Donald P. Green

ISPS ID:

ISPS05-003

Full citation:

Gerber, Alan S. & Donald P. Green (2005) "Do Phone Calls Increase Voter Turnout? An Update" Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 601: 142-154. doi: 10.1177/0002716205278445

Abstract:

This article estimates the extent to which nonpartisan phone calls from commercial phone banks increase voter turnout. Prior to the 1998 and 2002 elections, randomized field experiments were conducted in which more than 1 million subjects were randomly assigned to treatment and control conditions. The results indicate that this type of phone calling campaign is ineffective.

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Location:

United States

Publication date:

2005

Publication type:

Peer Reviewed Article

Publication name:

Annals of the American Academy for Political and Social Science

Discipline:

Political Science