ERIC Number: EJ1231873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
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Does Education Increase Political Participation? Evidence from Indonesia
Education Economics, v27 n6 p645-657 2019
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.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Developing Nations, Voting, Elections, Citizen Participation, Political Candidates, Individual Characteristics, Educational Attainment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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