Income Inequality, Social Mobility, and Electoral Participation

• In Event: The Economy and Economic Inequality in Voter Turnout

Brief Overview

This article explores a largely ignored, but important, factor to understand the topic: income mobility. The analysis shows that the county-level income inequality reduces electoral participation in mobile counties.

Authors

• Dongkyu Kim, The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

• Mi-son Kim, The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley