Shadow Economy and Political Participation in the United States

Year 2022, , 11 - 25, 28.04.2022

Omer Gokcekus , Shawn M. Mcfall Elshan Bagırzadeh

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2022.02.01

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The empirical evidence presented in this study indicates a negative relationship between the size of the shadow economy and political participation. Based on panel data from 50 states for four election cycles between 2001 and 2008, regression results show that in the United States, both voter turnout rate and political contributions decline as the shadow economy grows. Specifically, when the size of the shadow economy increased across election cycles and between states by 1%, the voter turnout rate declined by 6.6% (P<0.01), and political contributions went down by 11.2% (P<0.01).

Keywords

Shadow Economy, Political Participation, Voter Turnout, Political Contributions, United States

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde Kayıt Dışı Ekonomi ve Politik Katılım

Abstract

Bu çalışmada sunulan ampirik kanıtlar, kayıt dışı ekonominin büyüklüğü ile politik katılım arasında negatif bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. 2001 ile 2008 arasındaki dört seçim dönemi için 50 eyaletten alınan panel verilerine dayanan regresyon sonuçları, ABD'de kayıt dışı ekonomi büyüdükçe hem seçmen katılım oranının hem de siyasi katkıların azaldığını gösteriyor: seçim dönemleri boyunca eyaletler arasında kayıt dışı ekonominin boyutu %1 arttığında, seçmen katılım oranı %6,6 (P<0,01) ve siyasi katkılar %11,2 (P<0,01) azalmaktadır.

Keywords

Kayıt Dışı Ekonomi, Siyasi Katılım, Seçmen Katılımı, Siyasi Katkılar, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

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