Plausibly Exogenous [1212] - Voting with Information (05/28/2023)

LHS Variable
Voter turnout

RHS Variable
Information

Source of Exogenous Variation
Pilot-project experiment on decentralization in Copenhagen: the pilot-project structure of the social experiment results in citizens of the treated city districts having first-hand experience of the effects of decentralization in contrast to the control group of citizens, residing in the other city districts.

- Lassen (2005), “The effect of information on voter turnout: Evidence from a natural experiment”