Financial literacy, education, and voter turnout

This work studies the long-run association between political participation and different levels types of education across countries, with a special focus on financial literacy. In sample advanced developing countries observed over period 1990-2014, literacy increases citizens’ to life. The results hold applying linear instrumental variables techniques, in panel regressions that characterize medium-term determinants voter turnout. nexus at school turnout is not as robust both long-term medium-term. One interpretation arguably related development civic skills. However, these skills alone might be powerful spur engagement, turn electoral participation, those needed gauge contents policies policy agendas indicators capture.