Policy Positions, Information Acquisition and Turnout
研究了公民的政策立场如何影响其获取政治信息和是否投票，发现中间立场的公民最可能既获取信息又弃权，信息效率提升比成本降低更能促进信息获取和投票，政治极化则导致信息和弃权增加。
Abstract This paper explores the relationship between policy positions, information acquisition and turnout. In particular, information acquisition and turnout choices are characterized as a function of citizens' policy positions. It is found that middle‐of‐the‐road citizens are the most likely to both acquire political information and abstain. Comparative‐statics analysis of the information technology indicates that an increase in the effectiveness of information has a higher (positive) impact on information and turnout than a comparable decrease in the cost of information. Furthermore, following a polarization, information and abstention are found to increase.