Referendums for secession domino and redistribution

Shigeharu Sato ()
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Shigeharu Sato: Nagasaki Wesleyan University

Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, 2017, vol. 1, issue 2, No 10, 469 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents an investigation of voting behavior and whether sequential secession occurs through democratic procedures, or not. Characteristics of our model that are not found in earlier studies are the sequential timing of votes and the introduction of income differences among regions. The main results of this study demonstrate that a domino effect induces sequential secession when neighboring countries become independent. Furthermore, we analyze two model expansions: an approval vote for secession referendums by regions and a redistribution policy. Results show that voters often change their votes between secession referendums and the approval vote, that redistribution of income decreases secession, and that it is more effective when income differences are larger.

Keywords: Secession domino; Referendum; Voting; Redistribution; Fiscal policy; Local public good; Downs–Hotelling model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H23 H77 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s41685-017-0054-0

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