Should voting be mandatory? The effect of compulsory voting rules on candidates' political platforms



Título del documento: Should voting be mandatory? The effect of compulsory voting rules on candidates' political platforms
Revista: Journal of applied economics
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000430340
ISSN: 1667-6726
Autors: 1
Institucions: 1Universidade de Brasilia, Departamento de Economia, Brasilia, Distrito Federal. Brasil
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Període: May
Volum: 18
Número: 1
Paginació: 1-19
País: Argentina
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado
Resumen en inglés This article analyzes the effect of political participation in the electoral process on parties’ announced platforms in a model of electoral competition. The model highlights the existence of a class bias that favors groups of voters with higher turnout. There exists empirical evidence that wealthier economic classes present higher levels of political participation. In that situation, the model suggests that compulsory voting may be a useful mechanism to reduce the bias in favor of the higher-turnout class
Disciplines Economía,
Ciencia política
Paraules clau: Activismo y participación política,
Proceso político,
Sistemas políticos,
Teorías económicas,
Microeconomía,
Proceso electoral,
Modelos económicos,
Candidatos,
Competencia política
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