Economic voting: an introduction

Lewis‐Beck, Michael S.; Paldam, Martín

doi:10.1016/s0261-3794(99)00042-6

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“…And they do not appear to be wrong for the economy has been shown to influence vote time and again crossnationally (e.g. Duch & Stevenson, 2008;Lewis-Beck & Stegmaier, 2013;Lewis-Beck & Paldam, 2000;LewisBeck, Nadeau, & Elias, 2008;Singer, 2011). Economic voting comes in three forms: valence, positional, and patrimonial (Lewis-Beck, Nadeau, & Foucault, 2013).…”

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Context Matters: Economic Voting in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament Elections

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Quinlan

2016

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Using the 2009 and 2014 European Election Studies (EES), we explore the effect of the economy on the vote in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections. The paper demonstrates that the economy did influence voters in both contests. However, its impact was heterogeneous across the two elections and between countries. While assessments of the economy directly motivated voters in 2009 by 2014 economic appraisals were conditioned by how much responsibility voters felt the national government had for the state of the economy, implying a shift in calculus between the two elections. The analysis suggests that voters in 2009 were simply reacting to the economic tsunami that was the Global Financial Crisis, with motivations primarily driven by the unfavourable economic conditions countries faced. But in 2014, evaluations were conditioned by judgments about responsibility for the economy, suggesting a more conscious holding to account of the government. Our paper also reveals cross-country differences in the influence of the economy on vote. Attribution of responsibility and economic evaluations had a more potent impact on support for the government in bailout countries compared to non-bailout countries in 2014. Our findings demonstrate the importance of economy on vote in EP elections but also highlight how its impact on vote can vary based on context.

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Section: Defining the Mechanisms Of Economic Voting In Ep Electionsmentioning

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“…Dassonneville & Lewis-Beck, 2014;Duch & Stevenson, 2008;Lewis-Beck & Paldam, 2000;Lewis-Beck & Stegmaier, 2013). During economic crises, the economy becomes even more salient (Dassonneville & Lewis-Beck, 2014;Singer, 2011), as the media gives greater coverage to the issue (Soroka, 2006).…”

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Context Matters: Economic Voting in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament Elections

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Quinlan

2016

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“…We include these independent variables in a standard model of electoral change, such as the one which has been developed in the research on economic voting (see Alvarez and Nagler 1998;Dorusson and Taylor 2002;Lewis-Beck 2006;Lewis-Beck and Paldam 2000;Nannestad and Paldam 1994;Powell and Whitten 1993). This is motivated by the need to control for other effects on the electoral fate of governments.…”

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Conditional Punishment: A Comparative Analysis of the Electoral Consequences of Welfare State Retrenchment in OECD Nations, 1980–2003

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Giger²

2008

West European Politics

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“…Secondly, the theory of economic voting may lead one to predict that the attractiveness of a political agent depends on (subjective) evaluations of the agent's personal performance (Lewis-Beck, Paldam, 2000;Lenz, 2012). However, this variable, which is useful in assessing heads of governments or states, is less adequate in cases of politicians in opposition who are not only less visible, but also have limited opportunities for self-actualization.…”

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The Secret of Political Leaders’ Personal Appeal: (How) Do Personality Traits Matter?

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2015

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Economic voting: an introduction

Cited by 584 publications

References 4 publications

Context Matters: Economic Voting in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament Elections

Context Matters: Economic Voting in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament Elections

Conditional Punishment: A Comparative Analysis of the Electoral Consequences of Welfare State Retrenchment in OECD Nations, 1980–2003

The Secret of Political Leaders’ Personal Appeal: (How) Do Personality Traits Matter?

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