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Does the arrival of fast internet in Africa affect voting behavior? Evidence from Kenya
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Does the arrival of fast Internet in Africa have an impact on the level of political information of voters and thus on voting behavior? Using a difference-in-differences approach, this paper examines the effects of the introduction of high-speed Internet in Kenya in 2009 on electoral outcomes. The results show that voter turnout in the subsequent parliamentary election in-creased by almost 3 percentage points due to treatment, suggesting a higher level of political information. There is some evidence for a positive effect on the vote share of the incumbent party and no evidence for an effect on the share of invalid votes.
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Development economics Elections Difference-in-differences Internet Political outcomes