Behavioral Economics and Electronic Voting

The relevance of Behavioral Economics for the development of Public Policies influenced the number of scientific publications on trust. Another historical challenge within the scope of Public Policies is the legitimization of the policies themselves, which, in turn, includes the legitimization of their proponents and, therefore, their election. In order to contribute to a better understanding of relevant opportunities and challenges related to the implementation of electronic voting, the objective of the present study was to carry out a quantitative and qualitative analysis of part of the literature on electronic voting and trust. According to the analyzed studies, trust, in the context of electronic voting, is influenced by factors such as some demographic categories, the technology and legislation adopted, its effect on reducing inequalities, in addition to the positioning of national parties and trust in the current voting ritual.