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The Effect of Political Context on Decision Making

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K01729
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
Research InstitutionKochi University of Technology

Principal Investigator

Hizen Yoichi  高知工科大学, 経済・マネジメント学群, 教授 (10344459)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords政治的文脈 / 投票 / 政治経済学 / 実験政治学 / 実験経済学
Outline of Research at the Start

政治という文脈は人々の意思決定にどのような影響を与えるのか。政治という文脈で観察される人々の行動は、政治特有のものなのか、それとも広く一般にも観察されることが政治という文脈でも観察されるに過ぎないのか。「政治とは何か」「経済学で政治のどこまでが説明可能なのか」に関わる根本的なこの問いに対する答えを得るため、とくに投票行動に焦点を当てて実験室での被験者実験を実施する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To find out how political contexts influence people's decision-making, we conducted experiments in which subjects were asked to decide whether or not to go to the polls and which option to vote for in voting environments created in the laboratory. Within the scope of the experiments in the four papers published during the study period, we found no apparent differences in voting behavior depending on whether or not subjects were told what they were deciding (with the added context that they were voting to decide on the allocation of intergenerational benefits).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

政治学は「政治という特定された文脈で何が起こるか」を研究対象とするが、「その事象が政治という文脈だからこそ観察されたのか、それとも一般的にどの文脈でも観察されることが政治という文脈でも観察されたのか」にはほとんど関心が向けられない。しかし、政治という文脈だからこそ観察される事象こそが政治を他の人間活動から差別化し特徴付けるはずであり、政治とは何かを理解する助けになるはずである。本研究の期間内にはそれを特定するには至らなかったが、この大きな学術的問いに取り組むための足掛かりを作ることができた。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2021 2020

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Proxy Voting for Future Generations: A Laboratory Experiment Using the General Public2023

    • Author(s)
      Miyake Kentaro、Hizen Yoichi、Saijo Tatsuyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Sustainability

      Volume: 15 Issue: 19 Pages: 14310-14310

    • DOI

      10.3390/su151914310

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Votes for excluded minorities and the voting behavior of the existing majority: A laboratory experiment2023

    • Author(s)
      Hizen, Kamijo, Tamura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

      Volume: 209 Pages: 348-361

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jebo.2023.03.014

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Referendum Experiment with Participation Quorums2021

    • Author(s)
      Hizen Yoichi
    • Journal Title

      Kyklos

      Volume: 74 Issue: 1 Pages: 19-47

    • DOI

      10.1111/kykl.12256

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Does Voting Solve the Intergenerational Sustainability Dilemma?2020

    • Author(s)
      Katsuki Shun、Hizen Yoichi
    • Journal Title

      Sustainability

      Volume: 12 Issue: 16 Pages: 6311-6311

    • DOI

      10.3390/su12166311

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Proxy Voting for Future Generations: A Laboratory Experiment Using the General Public2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Hizen
    • Organizer
      第26回実験社会科学カンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Experimental Studies on Proxy Voting for Future Generations2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoichi Hizen
    • Organizer
      行動経済学会第17回大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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