Bribes and ballots
The impact of corruption on voter turnout in democracies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Stockemer (0000-0003-3502-6828, University of Ottawa), Bernadette Lamontagne, Lyle Scruggs (0000-0002-4358-3037) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-90 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512111419824 |
| OpenAlex | W2112655037 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 88 |
| References cited | 66 |
While officials involved in graft, bribery, extortion, nepotism, or patronage typically like keeping their deeds private, the fact that corruption can have serious effects in democracies is no secret. Numerous scholars have brought to light the impact of corruption on a range of economic and political outcomes. One outcome that has received less attention, however, is voter turnout. Do high levels of corruption push electorates to avoid the polls or to turn out in larger numbers? Though of great consequence to the corruption and voter-turnout literature, few scholars in either area have tackled this question and none has done so in a broad sample of democracies. This article engages in this endeavor through an analysis of the broadest possible sample of democratic states. Through instrumental variable regression we find that as corruption increases the percentage of voters who go to the polls decreases
Democracy · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Extortion · Instrumental variable · Language change · Nepotism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sample (material · Turnout · Voter registration · Voter turnout · Voting · Corruption and Economic Development · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 88 |
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| Citations per year | 6,77 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 88 |