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SUMMARY:Racing through Election Cycles: The Political Consequences of the 
 Tour de France - Ala' Alrababah (Bocconi University)
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DESCRIPTION:Do place-based interventions that raise visibility and economi
 c activity affect far-right voting? We study the Tour de France (TdF) as a
  case of brief but highly visible exposure that combines economic activity
  with symbolic recognition. Using variation in the annual TdF route betwee
 n 2002 and 2022\, we show that exposed municipalities experience declines 
 in far-right support of 0.03–0.04 standard deviations. The effect exceed
 s 0.1 standard deviations in recent elections and is strongest in poorer a
 reas and in towns with high prior far-right support. We find evidence cons
 istent with the symbolic mechanism and mixed evidence for the economic one
 . TdF exposure increases local GDP per capita\, effects on voting are larg
 er when French riders win stages\, and a two-wave survey around the 2025 T
 dF provides suggestive evidence that residents in exposed towns report gre
 ater pride and recognition. These results contribute to research on geogra
 phic inequalities\, symbolic politics\, and the electoral consequences of 
 place-based interventions. \nSpeakers:\nAla' Alrababah (Bocconi University
 )
LOCATION:Manor Road Building (Seminar Room C)\, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9c97b872-cb4c-44e0-bdcc-fb2c93d34639/
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