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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raphael Guinâncio Bruce
Other Authors: Rafael Coutinho Costa Lima
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-24032016-111357/