Voter turnout, information acquisition and education: Evidence from 15 European countries

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Borgonovi, Francesca ^a   D'Hombres, Beatrice ^b   Hoskins, Bryony ^c  

^a OECD   (France)

^b CRELL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compulsory schooling; education; Europe; political participation; voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957736974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2463     Document Type: Article

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