Does education increase political participation? Evidence from Indonesia
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I examine whether education increases political participation in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an extension of Indonesia’s school term length in 1978 that fits a regression discontinuity design. I find educational attainment positively correlates with political participation, but I do not find education makes people more likely to vote in elections. When the more educated vote for district heads, there is no evidence that they rely less on political candidates’ religions, ethnicity, or gender; if anything, education seems to make voters more likely to think that the quality of candidates’ programs is important.
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