Replication data for: The Effects of Voting Costs on the Democratic Process and Public Finances
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Roland Hodler; Simon Luechinger; Alois Stutzer
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Project Citation:
Hodler, Roland, Luechinger, Simon, and Stutzer, Alois. Replication data for: The Effects of Voting Costs on the Democratic Process and Public Finances. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114562V1
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Summary:
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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. (JEL D72, H25, H75, I20, I38)
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D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
H25 Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
H25 Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
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