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The impact of local and national economic conditions on legislative election results
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Abstract Using data for 278 Portuguese mainland municipalities, we estimate the impact of national and local economic conditions on legislative electoral outcomes over the period from the reestablishment of democracy in 1974 to the present. Empirical results indicate that the performance of the national econ... view more
Using data for 278 Portuguese mainland municipalities, we estimate the impact of national and local economic conditions on legislative electoral outcomes over the period from the reestablishment of democracy in 1974 to the present. Empirical results indicate that the performance of the national economy is important but that the municipal situation also conditions electoral outcomes.... view less
Keywords
Portugal
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Public Finance
Free Keywords
voting functions; opportunism; local governments; elections
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 1727-1734
Journal
Applied Economics, 42 (2010) 13
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701736107
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)