Sandholtz, WayneBrambrink, Jonas2022-07-212022-07-212022-01-142021-12-17http://hdl.handle.net/10362/142251Does 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.engDevelopment economicsElectionsDifference-in-differencesInternetPolitical outcomesmaster thesis202975193