Data and Code for: How Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Mariella Gonzales, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Luis R. Martínez, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Gianmarco León-Ciliotta, Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Barcelona GSE; IPEG; CEPR

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Project Citation:

Gonzales, Mariella, Martínez, Luis R., and León-Ciliotta, Gianmarco. Data and Code for: How Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-12-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E125561V1

Project Description

Summary:

We study voters' response to marginal changes to the fine for electoral abstention in Peru, leveraging variation from a nationwide reform. A smaller fine has a robust, negative effect on voter turnout, partly through irregular changes in voter registration. However, representation is largely unaffected, as most of the lost votes are blank or invalid. We also show that the effect of an exemption from compulsory voting is substantially larger than that of a full fine reduction, suggesting that non-monetary incentives are the main drivers behind the effectiveness of compulsory voting. Note: This is data and code accompanying the article.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: voting behavior; elections; voter turnout

JEL Classification:
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      D78 Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
      D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
      K16 Election Law

Geographic Coverage: Peru

Time Period(s): 2001 – 2016 (National Elections)

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