Journal article
A changing economic vote in Western Europe? Long-term vs. short-term forces
European political science review, Vol.11(1), pp.91-108
02/2019
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773918000231
Abstract
Considerable research shows the presence of an economic vote, with governments rewarded or punished by voters, depending on the state of the economy. But how stable is this economic vote? A current argument holds its effect has increased over time, because of weakening long-term social and political forces. Under these conditions, short-term forces, foremostly the economic issue, can come to the fore. A counter-argument, however, sees the economic vote effect in decline, due to globalization. Against these rival hypotheses rests the status-quo argument: the economic vote effect remains unchanged. To test these claims, we estimate carefully specified models of the incumbent vote, at both the individual and aggregate levels. Western European elections provide the data, with particular attention to Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Perhaps surprisingly, we find the economic vote to be stable over time, a ‘standing decision’ rule that voters follow in national elections.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A changing economic vote in Western Europe? Long-term vs. short-term forces
- Creators
- Ruth Dassonneville - 1Département de science politique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaMichael S Lewis-Beck - 2Department of Political Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European political science review, Vol.11(1), pp.91-108
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1755773918000231
- ISSN
- 1755-7739
- eISSN
- 1755-7747
- Number of pages
- 18
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2019
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984025544402771
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