• (De)Centralization and voter turnout: theory and evidence from German municipalities 

      Michelsen, Claus; Boenisch, Peter; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      A vast academic literature illustrates that voter turnout is affected by the institutional design of elections (e.g., compulsory voting, electoral system, postal or Sunday voting). In this article, we exploit a simple ...
    • Party Cues and Incumbent Assessments under Multilevel Governance 

      Geys, Benny; schönhage, Nanna Lauritz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Politicians' party membership allows voters to overcome incomplete information issues. In this article, we maintain that such ‘party cues’ in multilevel governance structures also induce voters to incorporate their assessment ...