Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/298814 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ifo Working Paper No. 411
Publisher: 
ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Munich
Abstract: 
Do changes in public infrastructure impact voter turnout? After reunification numerous high schools have been closed in East Germany. Difference-in-differences estimations show that high school closures between 1992 and 2010 triggered a decline in voter turnout in the following state election, suggesting a sense of resignation among voters. However, this effect is not mirrored in national elections, indicating that voters do not extend their frustration to a higher level. The decline in voter turnout in state elections is rather short-living. This suggests that while voters may initially react to changes in local public infrastructure, they demonstrate resilience, at least in the medium term.
Subjects: 
Local schools
Elections
Voter turnout
Resilience
Germany
JEL: 
D72
H40
R10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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