We estimate the effect of unconditional cash transfers on voter turnout, leveraging a large-scale natural experiment, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program, which has provided residents wit
In a large-scale randomized experiment implemented with Kenyas Electoral Commission in 2013, text messages intended to mobilize voters boosted electoral participation. However, the messages also decre
This paper provides the first estimate of the effect of door-to-door canvassing on actual electoral outcomes, via a countrywide experiment embedded in François Hollande's campaign in the 2012 French p
