Voter turnout, information acquisition and education: evidence from 15 European countries
Borgonovi, Francesca, Beatrice, d’Hombres and Hoskins, Bryony (2010) Voter turnout, information acquisition and education: evidence from 15 European countries. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 10, (1), 1-32. (doi:10.2202/1935-1682.2463).
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Description/Abstract
This article examines the impact of education on political participation in 15 European countries. We use data from the European Social Survey and find that education is positively associated with voter turnout and information acquisition about politics and currents affairs. However, when we use exogeneous changes in compulsory schooling to instrument education, we observe a statistically significant causal relationship in the case of information acquisition but not voter turnout.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1935-1682 (electronic) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social and Human Sciences > Southampton Education School > Leadership, School Improvement & Effectiveness |
| Item ID: | 208203 |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2012 11:50 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2012 11:50 |
| Contributors: | Borgonovi, Francesca (Author) Beatrice, d’Hombres (Author) Hoskins, Bryony (Author) |
| Date: | September 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/208203 |
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