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Does education increase political participation? Evidence from Indonesia.
- Source :
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Education Economics . Dec2019, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p645-657. 13p. 6 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Studies show educated citizens are more likely to vote in elections but few papers look at the relationship in developing countries and even fewer analyze whether the relationship is causal. I examine whether education increases voter turnout and makes better-informed voters in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an extension of Indonesia's school term length, which fits a fuzzy regression discontinuity design. The longer school year increases education, but I do not find education increases voter turnout; it does not seem to affect voters' views of political candidates' religion, ethnicity, or gender when they vote either. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EDUCATION
*POLITICAL participation
*VOTER turnout
*POLITICAL candidates
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09645292
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Education Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139098131
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2019.1668914