Income inequality and income bias in voter turnout

Matsubayashi, Tetsuya; Sakaiya, Shiro

European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 66

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Title
Income inequality and income bias in voter turnout
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24466990200 24466990200
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Matsubayashi, Tetsuya
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Sakaiya, Shiro
Subject
Household income
Income inequality
Vote buying
Voter turnout
Abstract
In the era of growing income inequality around the world, it remains inconclusive how higher income inequality affects income bias in turnout (i.e., high-income citizens vote more likely than low-income citizens). Using large-scale cross-national survey data, we show that (1) strong income bias in turnout exists in many parts of the world, (2) higher income inequality is related to lower income bias in turnout by demobilizing high-income citizens and mobilizing low-income citizens, and (3) this relationship is partly explained by the pattern that vote buying is more common in societies with higher income inequality and thus mobilizes low-income citizens but decreases political efficacy among high-income citizens. Ultimately, this study suggests that growing income inequality may not exaggerate political inequality, but may challenge the legitimacy of democratic elections.
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Elsevier B.V.
Source Title
European Journal of Political Economy
Volume (Issue)
66
Date of Issued
2020
Language
English
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https://hdl.handle.net/11094/78293
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01762680
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AA10816814
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101966
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open access
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©2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
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学術雑誌論文 Journal Article