Does forced voting result in political polarization

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10931029
AutoresFernanda Leite Lopez de Leon (0000-0003-0808-1151, University of Kent, autor de correspondencia), Renata Rizzi
Año2016
Volumen166
Número1-2
Páginas143-160
Fecha de publicación2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Choice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0048-5829 • E-ISSN: 1573-7101
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11127-016-0318-7
OpenAlexW2225044412
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas29

This paper estimates the effects of the compulsory voting legislation on individuals’ political orientations though a regression discontinuity framework. The identification comes from Brazil’s dual voting system—voluntary and compulsory—whose exposure is determined based on citizen’s date of birth. Using self-collected data, we find that compulsory voting legislation has sizable effects on individuals’ political preferences, making them more likely to identify with a political party and to become extreme oriented

Disapproval voting · Economics · Legislation · Polarization (electrochemistry · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public finance · Ranked voting system · Regression discontinuity design · Split-ticket voting · Statistics · Straight-ticket voting · Voting · Voting behavior · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies