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Davin Chor - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Schooling, Political Participation, and the Economy
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012Co-Authors: Filipe R. Campante, Davin ChorAbstract:We investigate how the link between individual schooling and Political Participation is affected by country characteristics. Using individual survey data, we find that Political Participation is more responsive to schooling in land-abundant countries and less responsive in human capital–abundant countries, even while controlling for country Political institutions and cultural attitudes. We find related evidence that Political Participation is less responsive to schooling in countries with a higher skill premium, as well as within countries for individuals in skilled occupations. The evidence motivates a theoretical explanation in which patterns of Political Participation are influenced by the opportunity cost of engaging in Political rather than production activities. © 2012 The President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Schooling and Political Participation Revisited
2008Co-Authors: Davin Chor, Filipe R. CampanteAbstract:We investigate how the link between individual schooling and Political Participation is affected by country characteristics. We introduce a focus on a set of variables - namely factor endowments - which inuence the relative productivity of human capital in Political versus production activities. Using micro data on individual behavior, we nd that Political Participation is more responsive to schooling in land-abundant countries, and less responsive in human capital-abundant countries, even while controlling for country Political institutions and cultural attitudes. We develop these ideas in a model where individuals face an allocation decision over the use of their human capital. A relative abundance of land (used primarily in the least skill-intensive sector) or a scarcity of aggregate human capital will increase both the level of Political Participation and its responsiveness to schooling, by lowering the opportunity cost of production income foregone. In an extension, we further consider the problem of how much schooling a utility-maximizing ruler would choose to provide. An abundance of land tends to increase Political Participation ex post, and hence will lead the ruler to discourage human capital accumulation, a prediction for which we find broad support in the cross-country data. Our model thus offers a framework which jointly explains patterns of Political Participation at the individual level and differences in public investment in education at the country level.
Filipe R. Campante - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Schooling, Political Participation, and the Economy
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012Co-Authors: Filipe R. Campante, Davin ChorAbstract:We investigate how the link between individual schooling and Political Participation is affected by country characteristics. Using individual survey data, we find that Political Participation is more responsive to schooling in land-abundant countries and less responsive in human capital–abundant countries, even while controlling for country Political institutions and cultural attitudes. We find related evidence that Political Participation is less responsive to schooling in countries with a higher skill premium, as well as within countries for individuals in skilled occupations. The evidence motivates a theoretical explanation in which patterns of Political Participation are influenced by the opportunity cost of engaging in Political rather than production activities. © 2012 The President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Schooling and Political Participation Revisited
2008Co-Authors: Davin Chor, Filipe R. CampanteAbstract:We investigate how the link between individual schooling and Political Participation is affected by country characteristics. We introduce a focus on a set of variables - namely factor endowments - which inuence the relative productivity of human capital in Political versus production activities. Using micro data on individual behavior, we nd that Political Participation is more responsive to schooling in land-abundant countries, and less responsive in human capital-abundant countries, even while controlling for country Political institutions and cultural attitudes. We develop these ideas in a model where individuals face an allocation decision over the use of their human capital. A relative abundance of land (used primarily in the least skill-intensive sector) or a scarcity of aggregate human capital will increase both the level of Political Participation and its responsiveness to schooling, by lowering the opportunity cost of production income foregone. In an extension, we further consider the problem of how much schooling a utility-maximizing ruler would choose to provide. An abundance of land tends to increase Political Participation ex post, and hence will lead the ruler to discourage human capital accumulation, a prediction for which we find broad support in the cross-country data. Our model thus offers a framework which jointly explains patterns of Political Participation at the individual level and differences in public investment in education at the country level.
Jacqueline Briggs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Gender and Political Participation
Young People and Political Participation, 2016Co-Authors: Jacqueline BriggsAbstract:The aim of Chap. 7 is to examine the differing levels of Political Participation of young men and women. Based around a number of focus groups, the emphasis is upon gendered Political Participation. Key questions include the following: Are young men more Politically aware than young women? Do levels of Political Participation vary between the two groups? Young women have traditionally been the sector of the electorate least likely to cast their vote, and yet, if examination is made of specific policy areas, there are many aspects that ought to be of primary concern to women. Child care provision, the increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, issues in relation to women in the workplace, such as the gender pay gap, are examples of issues which ought to galvanise women to cast their vote.
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New Media and Political Participation
Young People and Political Participation, 2016Co-Authors: Jacqueline BriggsAbstract:This chapter examines the usage of new forms of media to enhance and facilitate Political Participation. Political Participation is examined at differing levels of governance and, in addition, differing types of Participation are compared. The usage of new technology, in particular Web 2.0 technology (such as, social networking sites like Facebook™, and the use of micro-blogging sites such as Twitter™), is examined in order to ascertain the extent to which these new approaches facilitate and encourage greater Political Participation amongst young people. New technology might be the way for young people to mobilise and activate their potential power and for them to utilise the strength afforded to them by their numbers. The notion of an online community or e-democracy might be a factor that particularly appeals to young people.
Paola Giuliano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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family ties and Political Participation
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011Co-Authors: Alberto Alesina, Paola GiulianoAbstract:We establish an inverse relationship between family ties and Political Participation, such that the more individuals rely on the family as a provider of services, insurance, and transfer of resources, the lower is one’s civic engagement and Political Participation. We also show that strong family ties appear to be a substitute for generalized trust, rather than a complement to it. These three constructs—civic engagement, Political Participation, and trust—are part of what is known as social capital; therefore, in this paper, we contribute to the investigation of the origin and evolution of social capital. We establish these results using within-country evidence and looking at the behavior of immigrants from various countries in 32 different destination places (JEL: P16, Z10, Z13).
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family ties and Political Participation
2009Co-Authors: Alberto Alesina, Paola GiulianoAbstract:We establish an inverse relationship between family ties, generalized trust and Political Participation. The more individuals rely on the family as a provider of services, insurance, transfer of resources, the lower is civic engagement and Political Participation. The latter, together with trust, are part of what is known as social capital, therefore in this paper we contribute to the investigation of the origin and evolution of social capital over time. We establish these results using within country evidence and looking at the behavior of immigrants from various countries in 32 different destination places.
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Family Ties and Political Participation
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009Co-Authors: Alberto Alesina, Paola GiulianoAbstract:We establish an inverse relationship between family ties and Political Participation, such that the more individuals rely on the family as a provider of services, insurance, transfer of resources, the lower is one's civic engagment and Political Participation. We also show that strong family ties appear to be a substitute for generalized trust, rather than a complement to it. These three constructs-civic engagement, Political Participation, and trust- are part of what is known as social capital; therefore, in this paper, we contribute to the investigation of the origin and evolution of social capital. We establish these results using within-country evidence and looking at the behavior of immigrants from various countries in 32 different destination places.
Gao Wen-jin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Probe into Peasants' Orderly Political Participation in China
Journal of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy, 2008Co-Authors: Gao Wen-jinAbstract:Achieving broad and orderly Political Participation of citizens is an important element of deepening the reform of the Political system and it is the need of developing the socialist democracy.China's current peasants' disorderly Political Participation is quite serious.To solve this disorderly Political Participation,we should vigorously develop the rural commodity economy and solidify material foundation of peasants' orderly Political Participation,smoothen channels of peasants'orderly Political Participation,strengthen education and supervision of rural cadres and comprehensively enhance the peasants'quality of democracy and legal system.
