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Ethnic Diversity and Political Participation: The Role of Individual Income

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Bellettini, Giorgio Ceroni, Carlotta Berti Monfardini, Chiara
Copyright Year	2017
Description	Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal We exploit a unique dataset merging data on individual socio-economic characteristics and political participation in an Italian municipality to investigate the relationship between ethnic diversity in residential neighborhoods and individuals' propensity to vote. We document a sizable negative impact of diversity on overall electoral turnout which reflects differential effects at the individual level, depending on household equivalent income. Specifically, we show that ethnic heterogeneity in the neighborhood reduces the political participation of the poor, while it fosters that of the more affluent. These results highlight a potential democratic deficit stemming from reduced and unequal electoral turnout in increasingly ethnically heterogeneous neighborhoods.
Related Links	http://amsacta.unibo.it/5736/1/WP1114.pdf https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=3076768
ISSN	10914358
e-ISSN	15565068
DOI	10.2139/ssrn.3076768
Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier BV
Publisher Date	2017-11-22
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal Ethnic Heterogeneity Electoral Turnout
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Psychiatry and Mental Health

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