Why is Turnout Higher in Some Countries than in Others?

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• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• 1. Measuring Turnout
  • 1.1 Census Data
  • 1.2 Official Electoral Data
• 2. Turnout and Socio-economic and Geographic Variables
  • 2.1 Social and Economic Development
  • 2.2 Size and Density
  • 2.3 Geography
• 3. Turnout and Macro-institutional Variables
  • 3.1 Compulsory Voting
  • 3.2 Voting System
• 4. Turnout and Electoral Administration
  • 4.1 Lists of Electors
  • 4.2 Polling Day
  • 4.3 Ease of Voting
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendices
  • Appendix A Alphabetical List of the 61 Countries Covered by the Study
  • Appendix B Institutional Variables
  • Appendix C Countries, Elections and Turnout
  • Appendix D Understanding Regression Analyses

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