Date of Award
7-2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Legacy Department
Economics
Committee Chair/Advisor
Maloney, Michael
Committee Member
Olson , Laura
Committee Member
Tollison , Robert
Abstract
The United States' voter turnout is often cited as being disappointingly low. Compulsory voting laws are offered as a possible solution to increase voter turnout and overall political participation. Opponents of the law complain that voters affected will be more politically liberal and in turn seek to enlarge the size and scope of the government. In order to determine whether this is true, a test was run on the effect compulsory voting laws have on the government revenue of 109 nations. The data held that no significant relationship exists between the two variables observed. This paper will discuss compulsory laws and the controversy surrounding them and also offer possible explanations for why the predicted correlation was not found.
Recommended Citation
Brookie, James, "The Effect of Compulsory Voting Laws on Government Spending" (2008). All Theses. 419.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/419