Voter turnout, inflation, and the politics of macroeconomic policy: an empirical essay
This thesis tests some hypotheses regarding the impact of voter turnout on inflation on the assumption that macroeconomic policies depend on voters’ and politicians’ preferences. The work’s empirical basis includes data from 111 nations from the developing world, covering the period from 1978 to 200...
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| Format: | master thesis |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional do FGV (FGV Repositório Digital) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/191 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10438/191 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Economia Macroeconomia Inflação Política econômica Eleições |
| Summary: | This thesis tests some hypotheses regarding the impact of voter turnout on inflation on the assumption that macroeconomic policies depend on voters’ and politicians’ preferences. The work’s empirical basis includes data from 111 nations from the developing world, covering the period from 1978 to 2000. Its main finding indicates that increases in voter turnout co-vary with higher inflation rates, all else held constant. |
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