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Cash and Ballots: Conditional Transfers, Political Participation, and Voting Behavior

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  • Emily Conover
  • Román A. Zárate
  • Adriana Camacho
  • Javier E. Baez

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We estimate the effect of participation in a large antipoverty program in Colombia on turnout and electoral choice. Using variation in the proportion of beneficiaries across voting booths within a polling station and eligibility as an instrument for take-up, we find that in the 2010 presidential elections, enrolled women were more likely to vote and support the incumbent party candidate. Results for men are smaller and not always significant. Voters respond to targeted transfers, and women, as the direct recipients of the transfers, respond more strongly. Potential mechanisms explaining the results are civic engagement and gratitude toward the incumbent party.

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  • Emily Conover & Román A. Zárate & Adriana Camacho & Javier E. Baez, 2020. "Cash and Ballots: Conditional Transfers, Political Participation, and Voting Behavior," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 68(2), pages 541-566.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/701211
    DOI: 10.1086/701211
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    5. Alexander James & Nathaly M. Rivera & Brock Smith, 2022. "Cash Transfer and Voter Turnout," Working Papers wp536, University of Chile, Department of Economics.

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