Published in:CESifo Working Paper Series ; No. 7128
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (22 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.3235278
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 28, 2018 erstellt
Description:
A large literature has claimed that higher political participation increases welfare spending. In this paper, I review this literature. I study the theoretical link between participation and redistributive spending. Then, I survey the empirical literature on the link between education, income and political participation, as well as that between political participation and redistribution