Participación política en EspañaEl papel de la educación

  1. Marisa HIDALGO-HIDALGO 2
  2. José Antonio ROBLES-ZURITA 1
  1. 1 University of Glasgow
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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/00vtgdb53

  2. 2 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

Journal:
Papeles de economía española

ISSN: 0210-9107

Year of publication: 2020

Issue: 166

Pages: 203-215

Type: Article

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Abstract

The positive association between education and different forms of political participation is well-established in the literature. The causal status of this correlation, however, is still subject to debate. In this study we explore this relationship in the context of Spain. We use data from the European Social Survey from 2002 till 2018 and use pseudopanel estimation approach exploiting changes in schooling years over time for different cohorts. We find no causal effect of years of schooling on any of our political participation measures. We discuss several possible policy implications of this finding.

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