How crime influences turnout and electoral preferences: evidence from Honduras

• In Event: Crime and Violence in Latin America

Brief Overview

The effect of homicide rates on turnout and support for the incumbent government in presidential elections in Honduras in 2013-2017. The correlation analysis reveals a negative relationship. Our findings are consistent using individual-level data.

Authors

• Patricio D. Navia, New York University

• Lucas Matias Perello, The New School