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dc.contributor.authorGibson, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorKim, Bonggeunen
dc.contributor.authorStillman, Stevenen
dc.contributor.authorBoe-Gibson, Geuaen
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-12-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-23T11:39:53Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-23T11:39:53Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:101:1-201107283796en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51937-
dc.description.abstractDespite the centrality of voting costs to the paradox of voting, little effort has been made to accurately measure these costs outside of a few spatially limited case studies. In this paper, we apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to validated national election survey data from New Zealand. We calculate distance and travel time by road from the place of residence to the nearest polling place and combine our time estimate with imputed wages for all sample members. Using this new measure of the opportunity cost of voting to predict turnout at the individual level, we find that small increases in the opportunity costs of time can have large effects in reducing voter turnout.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x5854en
dc.subject.jelD7en
dc.subject.jelR4en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordopportunity costen
dc.subject.keywordparadox of votingen
dc.subject.keywordtravel timeen
dc.titleTime to vote?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn669701920en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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