Emigration and elections: The role of emigrants' missing votes

Emigrants typically differ from the origin population in terms of age, education, and political prefe-rences. Emigrants are also voting less in their country of origin even if they have the right to vote. As emigrants are not voting in their country of origin, their votes are missing. This can influence elections if emigration is large, and elections are tight. Policies facilitating voting for the diaspora can ensure better representation

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Year of publication:	2023
Authors:	Giesing, Yvonne ; Schikora, Felicitas ; Shima, Geisi
Published in:	EconPol Forum. - ISSN 2752-1184. - Vol. 24.2023, 5, p. 41-45
Publisher:	Munich : CESifo GmbH

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	186097662X [GVK] hdl:10419/279996 [Handle]
Source:	EconStor

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