The income distribution of voters: A case study from Germany

Although voter turnout in the 2013 general election to the German Bundestag differed considerably across income brackets, the income distribution of voters did not differ, in a statistically significant way, from that of the entire population. The non-uniform turnout, thus, is unlikely to affect the political support for, or the feasibility of, policies that are sensitive with respect to the income distribution.

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Engelhardt, Carina ; Wagener, Andreas
Publisher:	Hannover : Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Subject:	Majority Voting \| Income Distribution \| Redistribution

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Series:	Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) ; 586
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	882830031 [GVK] hdl:10419/162494 [Handle] RePEc:han:dpaper:dp-586 [RePEc]
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; H53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions
Source:	EconStor

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