Representation increases participation: evidence from a reform in Chile

Christian Salas ()
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Public Choice, 2022, vol. 191, issue 1, No 2, 30 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents evidence that greater representation encourages electoral participation. I exploit an electoral reform in 2015 Chile that changed the extent to which each district is represented in the national congress, differentially across districts. Using voter participation in the first round of 2017’s election, which included votes for president and both chambers of congress, I find that voter participation rose (or fell less) in districts where congressional representation increased. A placebo test using participation in the second round of the presidential election, which did not select the legislative branch, shows no effect of the change in parliamentary representation.

Keywords: Representation; Participation; Turnout; Legislative election (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 K16 P48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-021-00948-0

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