It’s not a *huge* stretch.
This paper studies the introduction of electronic voting technology in Brazilian elections.
Estimates exploiting a regression discontinuity design indicate that electronic voting reduced residual (error-ridden and uncounted) votes and promoted a large de facto enfranchisement of mainly less educated citizens.
Estimates exploiting the unique pattern of the technology’s phase-in across states over time suggest that, as predicted by political economy models, it shifted government spending towards health care, which is particularly beneficial to the poor.
Positive effects on both the utilization of health services (prenatal visits) and newborn health (low-weight births) are also found for less educated mothers, but not for the more educated.
From Thomas Fujiwara, who cannot seem to write a bad paper. (Now with a link!)
We cannot reasonably generalize his result to insidious voter ID laws in the US, but oh, I will.
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RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDp…
RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDp…
RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDp…
RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare & better health outcomes: http://t.co/SzlbGOk57L
Rigurous research shows: Expanding vote in Brazil lead to more public health spending for the poor. #voting matters http://t.co/kvEAcbSAS5
RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDp…
RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDp…
RT @RachelStrohm: In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDp…
In Brazil, enfranchising poor voters leads to more spending on healthcare and better health outcomes: http://t.co/UA6BEDpiMs
Disenfranchisement kills babies?: It’s not a *huge* stretch. This paper studies the introduction of electronic… http://t.co/bOSo1r6GWa
RT @brandizzi: Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/8EbqgWXxdA /cc @L_C_Carmona
Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/oQm3tAzXDN
Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/KlFBsPIsXm via @feedly
It would be nice to have a link to the paper.
RT @cblatts: Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/UIT1RxvvW0
RT @cblatts: Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/UIT1RxvvW0
RT @cblatts: Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/UIT1RxvvW0
@cblatts Case that comes to mind is South Africa — health outcomes in black communities during and after apartheid. Not identified, I know.
RT @cblatts: Disenfranchisement kills babies? http://t.co/UIT1RxvvW0