Compulsory voting and TV news consumption: evidence from Brazil
Do people acquire more information when they are obligated to participate in elections? This dissertation presents empirical evidence on the effects of compulsory voting laws on the consumption of TV news. In Brazil, the law determines that every literate citizen over the age of eighteen and und...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2015
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Online Access: | http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-24032016-111357/ |