Internet access and electoral participation in Colombia : Voter apathy at the polls

dc.contributorSaavedra, Santiago
dc.creatorPerilla Bohórquez, Sergio Steven
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-18T14:39:46Z
dc.date.available2019-02-18T14:39:46Z
dc.date.created2019-02-18T14:39:46Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifierhttp://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/19093
dc.description.abstractOver the last two decades internet access has reduced the cost of acquiring political information. This paper studies the effect of expanding internet access on electoral outcomes at the municipality level in Colombia. I use a difference-in-differences strategy that compares electoral outcomes in municipalities that received internet right before the presidential election, with those that received it afterwards. I find that internet access reduced political participation at the polls. This behavior is reflected in a decrease in voter turnout, a decrease in the amount of votes for candidates and an increase in blank votes.
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dc.publisherUniversidad del Rosario
dc.publisherMaestría en Economía
dc.publisherFacultad de Economía
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dc.subjectAcceso a internet
dc.subjectInformación política
dc.subjectElecciones presindenciales
dc.titleInternet access and electoral participation in Colombia : Voter apathy at the polls
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