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The effect of rainfall on voter turnout: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Thesis title in Czech:	Vliv deště na volební účast: případ České republiky
Thesis title in English:	The effect of rainfall on voter turnout: Evidence from the Czech Republic
Key words:	déšť, srážky, volební účast, volby, Česká republika
English key words:	rainfall, turnout, election, voting, Czechia
Academic year of topic announcement:	2019/2020
Thesis type:	diploma thesis
Thesis language:	angličtina
Department:	Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
Supervisor:	PhDr. Miroslav Palanský, Ph.D.
Author:	Mgr. Kristina Kubíková - assigned by the advisor
Date of registration:	13.05.2020
Date of assignment:	13.05.2020
Date and time of defence:	14.09.2022 09:00
Venue of defence:	Opletalova - Opletalova 26, O109, AULA Michala Mejstříka č. 109
Date of electronic submission:	02.08.2022
Date of proceeded defence:	14.09.2022
Opponents:	PhDr. Lenka Šťastná, Ph.D.



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References

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PERSSON, Mikael, Anders SUNDELL a Richard ÖHRVALL. Does Election Day weather affect voter turnout? Evidence from Swedish elections. Electoral Studies [online]. 2014, 33, 335–342 [cit. 2020-04-25]. DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2013.07.021. ISSN 02613794. from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0261379413001212

Preliminary scope of work

Práce si klade za cíl zjistit, zda existuje vztah mezi srážkami a volební účastí. Jsou stanoveny tři hlavní hypotézy - Hypotéza č. 1: Volební účast bude nižší, když bude pršet. Hypotéza č. 2: Čím důležitější jsou volby, tím nižší bude pokles volební účasti způsobený deštěm. Hypotéza č. 3: Čím těsnější je výsledek voleb, tím nižší je vliv srážek na volební účast.

Preliminary scope of work in English

The thesis aims to find whether there is a relationship between precipitation and voter turnout. Three main hypotheses are made - Hypothesis #1: The voter turnout will be lower when it is raining. Hypothesis #2: The more important the election is, the lower will be the decrease in voter turnout caused by rain. Hypothesis #3: The tighter the outcome of the election, the lower is the impact of precipitation on the turnout.