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Estimate the Effect of Religiosity on Voter Turnout

Jarrahi, Mohammad Mahdi | 2024

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 57317 (44)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Management and Economics
  6. Advisor(s): Rahmati, Mohammad Hossein; Vesal, Mohammad
  7. Abstract:
  8. The correlation between religious adherence and voter turnout is widely studied. However, whether the relation is causal is an open question. We use Household Expenditures and Income Survey (HEIS) data in Iran, which encompasses nine distinct religious expenditures. These expenditures have low correlation with each other and represent different aspects of religious adherence. We use Imamzadeh (some historical holy shrines) as Instruments to estimate the causal effect of religious expenditures on voter turnout. The results reveal that religious expenditures influence both presidential and parliamentary voter turnout, with a notably stronger impact on presidential elections
  9. Keywords:
  10. Religious Economy ; Causal Effect ; Compliance Checking ; Religious Institutions ; Election

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