Compulsory voting and TV news consumption: evidence from Brazil

Bruce, Raphael

doi:10.11606/d.12.2016.tde-24032016-111357

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“…The same is true for the intention-to-treat estimate, which measures the e¤ect of mandatory voting on those whose decision to turn out is changed by the mandatory voting law. Using a similar empirical strategy but di¤erent outcomes, Bruce and Costa Lima (2017) show that Brazil's mandatory voting rules make citizens on average 13.6 percentage points more likely to watch the country's main television newscast. This e¤ect, which is particularly strong among lowincome individuals, implies that mandatory voting encourages people to acquire information on issues that could be relevant to their voting decisions, though the study is unable to evaluate whether they ultimately become more knowledgeable.…”

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Civic Engagement in the Americas

Scartascini

Vlaicu

2018

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confidence: 99%