Working Papers in Economics and Statistics,
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics

Abstract: The potential for peer pressure at the workplace is high since social interactions are frequent and we care about our social standing at work. Peer effects in politics at the workplace are important to understand since workplaces are becoming more sorted according to human capital, which implies that workplace peer effects can increase social inequalities in turnout. To quantify peer effects we use population-wide administrative data from Sweden that covers several general elections and allows us to measure the turnout of colleagues. To identify causal peer effects we use the turnout of peers of peers in previous elections as an instrumental variable. We estimate peer effects under different definitions of peer groups and leverage the richness of the data to estimate placebo peer effects. Our estimates suggest that workplace peer effects are politically important and contribute to social inequality in turnout.

Keywords: Voter Turnout; Peer Effects; Social Networks; Workplace Dynamics

JEL-codes: D72

Language: English

41 pages, October 2, 2024

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