The Single-mindedness theory: empirical evidence from the U.K

Emanuele Canegrati

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Abstract: In this paper I will exploit answers coming from the British Election Study in order to assess the validity of the Single Mindedness Theory. In particular, I will evaluate whether political preferences of voters for political candidates depend on their age and some other characteristics such as gender, education, religion, social and economic conditions. Performing LOGIT and PROBIT regression I will demonstrate that variable age is statistically significant, demonstrating that Single Mindedness Theory assumptions hold in the UK political environment.

Keywords: Single-mindedness; political survey; electorate preferences; Logit; Probit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 C35 D72 D78 D83 H31 H51 H56 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-04
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