Informatization, voter turnout and income inequality
Informatization, voter turnout and income inequality
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DOI：
10.1007/s10888-007-9062-z
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Arawatari, Ryo
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作者：
Arawatari, Ryo
近年来，大多数工业国家的选民投票率一直在下降，约有40%的选民放弃投票。这可能会影响收入不平等和国内生产总值的增长率，通过多数表决决定的再分配政策。在本文中，我们探讨了这种持续下降的选民投票率的原因，并评估其社会成本。我们的结论是，信息化通过产生信息过载降低了选民投票率，而选民投票率的下降通过限制收入再分配降低了GDP增长。
In recent years, voter turnout has been decreasing in most industrial countries, and about 40% of all electors abstain from voting. This may affect income inequality and the GDP growth rate through a redistribution policy determined by majority voting. In this paper, we explore the reasons for this continuing decrease in voter turnout and assess its social costs. We conclude that informatization lowers voter turnout by generating an information overload, and that a decrease in voter turnout lowers GDP growth by limiting income redistribution.