Does education increase political participation? Evidence from Indonesia

Rasyad Parinduri

Education Economics, 2019, vol. 27, issue 6, 645-657

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.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2019.1668914

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