Abstract Though participatory budgeting (PB) is often discussed as a tool to bolster the level of civic participation and the quality of democracy, empirical research on the subject offers ambiguous results. In the Czech Republic, PB was introduced 5 years ago, and the number of implemented PBs has since increased substantially. The purpose of this article is to evaluate whether the use of PB is associated with higher voter turnout in municipal and parliamentary elections. Voter turnout in Czech municipalities that implemented PB is analyzed and compared with the control group of municipalities without PB. Considered by type of election, we found that the impact of PB use on voter turnout is higher for local elections than it is for national elections, which is in line with our assumptions. However, our results were significant for Prague districts only. Participatory budgeting could increase voter turnout in local election, but there are other factors that must be considered.

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参与式预算是否会增加选举中的选民投票率？捷克共和国案

摘要尽管参与式预算（PB）通常被认为是提高公民参与水平和民主质量的一种工具，但有关该主题的实证研究却产生了模棱两可的结果。在捷克共和国，PB是在5年前引入的，此后已实施的PB数量已大大增加。本文的目的是评估在市政和议会选举中使用PB是否与更高的选民投票率相关。分析并比较了实施PB的捷克自治市的选民投票率，并与没有PB的市镇对照组进行了比较。从选举类型考虑，我们发现，使用PB进行投票对地方选举的影响要大于对全国选举的影响，这与我们的假设是一致的。然而，我们的结果仅对布拉格地区有意义。参与性预算可能会增加选民在地方选举中的投票率，但还必须考虑其他因素。