Do Phone Calls Increase Voter Turnout? A Field Experiment

Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 65, pp. 75-85, 2001

Posted: 18 Dec 2008

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Alan Gerber

Yale University - Department of Political Science; Yale University - Cowles Foundation

Donald P. Green

Columbia University

Date Written: December 16, 2008

Abstract

The experiment reported here finds that a phone call before the election did not increase turnout rates. Reasons why these findings might differ from previous studies are discussed.

Keywords: GOTV, field experiment, randomization, voter turnout, voter mobilization, phone calls

JEL Classification: C93

Suggested Citation

Gerber, Alan and Green, Donald P., Do Phone Calls Increase Voter Turnout? A Field Experiment (December 16, 2008). Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 65, pp. 75-85, 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1316934

Alan Gerber (Contact Author)

Yale University - Department of Political Science ( email )

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Yale University - Cowles Foundation

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Donald P. Green

Columbia University ( email )

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