Voters typically have information only about issues that have a perceptible effect on their wellbeing and tend not to have information about other issues. Behaviour such as this is known as
A) inefficient overprovision.
B) political competition.
C) the tragedy of voters.
D) rational ignorance.
E) voter preferences.

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Rational ignorance refers to the behavior of voters who choose not to acquire information about certain issues because the cost of obtaining the information outweighs the perceived benefit. Voters may choose to be rationally ignorant about certain issues because they do not perceive them as directly impacting their wellbeing.

Voters Typically Have Information Only About Issues That Have a Perceptible