Journal article
The Compleat Economic Voter: New Theory and British Evidence
British journal of political science, Vol.43(2), pp.241-261
04/2013
DOI: 10.1017/S0007123412000440
Abstract
Almost all the prolific work done on economic voting has been based on the classic reward–punishment model, which treats the economy as a valence issue. The economy is a valence issue, but it is much more than that. This article explores two other dimensions of economic voting – position and patrimony. Investigating a 2010 British survey containing relevant measures on these three dimensions, the authors estimate their impact on vote intention, using a carefully specified system of equations. According to the evidence reported, each dimension of economic voting has its own independent effect. Moreover, together, they reveal a ‘compleat’ economic voter, who wields considerable power over electoral choice in Britain. This new result confirms and extends recent work on American and French elections.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Compleat Economic Voter: New Theory and British Evidence
- Creators
- Michael S Lewis-BeckRichard NadeauMartial Foucault
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- British journal of political science, Vol.43(2), pp.241-261
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0007123412000440
- ISSN
- 0007-1234
- eISSN
- 1469-2112
- Number of pages
- 21
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2013
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984025656302771
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