Abstract

ACUNA-DUARTE, Andrés A.. Electoral apathy among Chilean youth: New evidence for the voter registration dilema. estud.gerenc. [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.145, pp.341-351. ISSN 0123-5923.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.estger.2017.11.005.

The decision of voter enrollment among Chilean youth is re-examined in this paper. Geographical and gender differences regarding what determines voter-registration rate among youth are also explored. Electoral and socioeconomic data are collected from 272 Chilean counties in order to estimate the fractional-response and the random-effects Tobit models. The results indicate that the voter registration rate is higher among lower-income youth, which differs from earlier studies, and redefines the implications of a class-biased electorate in Chile. Furthermore, the evidence suggests an increasing political disaffection among indigenous youth that reside in rural counties.

Keywords : Electoral engagement; Youth vote; Fractional response; Random effects; Tobit.

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