Choosing not to choose:: on the link between information and abstention

被引：14

作者：

Coupé, T

Noury, AG

机构：

[1] NauKMa, Econ Educ & Res Ctr, UA-04070 Kiev, Ukraine

[2] Free Univ Brussels, ECARES, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2004年 / 84卷 / 02期

关键词：

abstention; information; roll off;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2004.01.012

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We use a dataset that allows us to circumvent a number of estimation difficulties that have plagued previous studies of the relationship between information and abstention. Our results show that information is a major determinant of abstention. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.

引用

页码：261 / 265

页数：5

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