Eileen Fumagalli|Gaia Narciso
Political institutions, voter turnout, and policy outcomes
Bocconi University|Trinity College Dublin|Isles International University
paper tests whether constitutions directly affect economic outcomes introducing citizens political participation driving force connecting institutions policy outcomes empirically show voter turnout channel forms government affect economic policies provide evidence existence two relationships first presidential regimes appear associated lower voter participation national elections second higher voter participation induces increase government expenditure total revenues welfare state spending budget deficit conclude forms government affect policy outcomes voter turnout