How effective are monetary incentives to vote? Evidence from a nationwide policy

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  • dc.contributor.author Mariella, Gonzales
  • dc.contributor.author León-Ciliotta, Gianmarco
  • dc.contributor.author Martínez, Luis R.
  • dc.date.accessioned 2024-01-18T10:07:39Z
  • dc.date.available 2024-01-18T10:07:39Z
  • dc.date.issued 2022
  • dc.description.abstract We study voters' response to marginal changes to the fine for electoral abstention in Peru, leveraging variation from a nationwide reform. A smaller fine has a robust, negative effect on voter turnout, partly through irregular changes in voter registration. However, representation is largely unaffected, as most of the lost votes are blank or invalid. We also show that the effect of an exemption from compulsory voting is substantially larger than that of a full fine reduction, suggesting that nonmonetary incentives are the main drivers behind the effectiveness of compulsory voting.
  • dc.description.sponsorship León-Ciliotta acknowledges financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the Severo Ochoa Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV2015-00563), grant ECO2011-25272, and RYC-2017-23172 (AEI/FSE).
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  • dc.identifier.citation Gonzales M, León-Ciliotta G, Martínez LR. How effective are monetary incentives to vote? Evidence from a nationwide policy. Am Econ J Appl Econ. 2022;14(1):293-326. DOI: 10.1257/app.20200482
  • dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.20200482
  • dc.identifier.issn 1945-7782
  • dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/58744
  • dc.language.iso eng
  • dc.publisher American Economic Association
  • dc.relation.ispartof American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 2022;14(1):293-326.
  • dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PN/ECO2011-25272
  • dc.rights © American Economic Association. Can be found at https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20200482
  • dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
  • dc.title How effective are monetary incentives to vote? Evidence from a nationwide policy
  • dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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