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The Determinants of Voter Turnout: Evidence from Norwegian Movers

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Economics
Location
317 David Kinley Hall
Date
Nov 12, 2025   2:00 - 3:20 pm  
Speaker
Milena Djourelova (University of Southern California)
E-Mail
econ@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Applied Microeconomics (SEMINARS)

Paper to be presented is joint work with Sebastian Ellingsen and Øystein Hernæs

Abstract: We study the sources of voter‐turnout variation using administrative data on the universe of eligible voters in Norway linked to socio-economic characteristics and residential histories. Exploiting movers across municipalities and neighborhoods, we separate individual, jurisdictional, and neighborhood determinants of turnout and quantify their relative contributions using an AKM-style variance decomposition. Moving to a neighborhood with 10 p.p. higher turnout raises individual turnout by about 1 p.p., with slightly larger effects for moves across jurisdictions. Yet place-based factors explain only a small share of turnout variation. These findings suggest that turnout is driven primarily by stable individual attributes rather than contextual or peer effects.

 

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