Newspaper endorsements for presidential candidates can influence voting decisions, according to new research by two Brown University economists.

When Barack Obama began his Presidential campaign, his rhetoric emphasized abstract notions of hope, change, and judgment. In contrast, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and other candidates frequently presented detailed, concrete proposals on a host of topics ranging from foreign policy issues such as the Iraq War to domestic issues such as the economy and health care reform.

New paper for the Journal of Political Economy exposes the economics of election year promises

The research, conducted by University of Wisconsin’s Kathleen Dolan, examined the National Election Study (NES) data, which provided information about voters’ reactions to female candidates and whether gender affinity was related to the election booth decision. The findings provided interesting results.

New research by political scientists concludes that direct mail campaigns which include a social pressure aspect are more effective at increasing voter turnout and are cheaper than other forms of voter mobilization, including door-to-door or telephone canvassing.

In the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, an important field study of registered voters aged 18-23 reveals that negative “attack” ads provoke more voter migration than positive ads.

U.S. Republicans and Democrats in 16 states have picked the economy as the most important issue facing the country.

A new Brown University study reports that U.S. states that require voters to present identification before casting ballots have lower levels of political participation.

Human factors researchers at Florida State University have identified ways to improve electronic voting accuracy among older voters while also shortening waiting time at the polls. The results of their study were published in the fall 2007 issue of Ergonomics in Design.

Celebrity endorsements are the way for the Conservatives and other parties to get voters who aren’t interested in politics on their side, new research shows.

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani plans to propose reducing corporate tax rates and cutting other individual taxes that his campaign said on Friday put a crimp on Americans' wallets.

Lawan Ibrahim, one of the millions of poor Nigerian voters in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria said he won't vote for the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), because the PDP led government of President Olusegun Obasanjo failed to improve his living condition in the two terms of 8 years.