Hodler, Roland and Luechinger, Simon and Stutzer, Alois. (2015) The effect of voting costs on the democratic process and public finances. American economic journal: economic policy, 7 (1). pp. 141-171.
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Abstract
Increasing the attractiveness of voting is often seen as a remedy for unequal participation and the influence of special-interest groups on public policy. However, lower voting costs may also bring less informed citizens to the poll, thereby inviting efforts to sway these voters. We substantiate this argument in a probabilistic voting model with campaign contributions. In an empirical analysis for the 26 Swiss cantons, we find that lower voting costs due to postal voting are related to higher turnout, lower average education and political knowledge of participants as well as lower government welfare expenditures and lower business taxation.
Faculties and Departments: | 06 Faculty of Business and Economics > Departement Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Professuren Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Politische Ökonomie (Stutzer) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Stutzer, Alois |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
ISSN: | 1945-774X |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2017 06:13 |
Deposited On: | 02 May 2016 13:57 |
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