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(De)Centralization and voter turnout: theory and evidence from German municipalities

Michelsen, Claus; Boenisch, Peter; Geys, Benny
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/196286
Date
2014
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Public Choice, 159(2014)3-4: 469-483   10.1007/s11127-013-0061-2
Abstract
A vast academic literature illustrates that voter turnout is affected by the institutional design of elections (e.g., compulsory voting, electoral system, postal or Sunday voting). In this article, we exploit a simple Downsian theoretical framework to argue that the institutional framework of public good provision – and, in particular, the distribution of political and administrative competences across government levels – likewise affects voters’ turnout decisions by influencing the expected net benefit of voting. Empirically, we exploit the institutional variation across German municipalities to test this proposition, and find supportive evidence.
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This is the authors’ accepted and refereed manuscript to the article. Publisher's version is available at link.springer.com/
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Springer
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Public Choice

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