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Taxation and voter turnout in a mature democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4172295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rasmus Broms (0000-0002-2903-8198, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Pages | 102318 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Electoral Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3794 • E-ISSN: 1873-6890 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102318 |
| OpenAlex | W3157279315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 57 |
The link between taxation and representation is generally considered foundational to the emergence of democratic governance. Nevertheless, the empirical relationship between taxation and the extent to which citizens actually exert representation by turning out to vote remains virtually unexplored. Using a panel of all Swedish municipalities from 1979 to 2018, I find that hikes in local tax rates are linked to increased municipal voter turnout. Accounting for a wide range of confounders, including turnout in concurrent parliamentary- and county elections, these results indicate an important untapped explanation for changes in turnout, while offering a rare explicit test of the taxation-representation argument drawn from a mature democracy
Argument (complex analysis · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Representation (politics · Turnout · Voter turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Public Administration · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |