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Vincent Mahler of Loyola University, who has studied international voter turnout extensively, determined that both voter turnout and inequality of turnout are strongly correlated with income redistribution.
- ↑ Mahler, Vincent A. (March 2008). "Electoral turnout and income redistribution by the state: A cross-national analysis of the developed democracies" (PDF). European Journal of Political Research . Wiley. 47 (2): 161–183. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.2007.00726.x.
- ↑ Mahler, Vincent A. (November 2004). "Economic globalization, domestic politics, and income inequality in the developed countries a cross-national study" (PDF). Comparative Political Studies . Sage. 37 (9): 1025–1053. doi:10.1177/0010414004268849. S2CID 73658721. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2020.
- ↑ Mahler, Vincent A.; Jesuit, David K. (September 2006). "Fiscal redistribution in the developed countries: new insights from the Luxembourg income study". Socio-Economic Review . Oxford Journals. 4 (3): 483–511. doi:10.1093/ser/mwl003.
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