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Political support in hard times: do people care about national welfare?
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Abstract During the Great Recession mass demonstrations indicated weakened political support in Europe. We show that growing dissatisfaction often reflects poor economic conditions and unemployment is particularly important. Using individual level data for 16 Western European countries for 1976-2010, we find... view more
During the Great Recession mass demonstrations indicated weakened political support in Europe. We show that growing dissatisfaction often reflects poor economic conditions and unemployment is particularly important. Using individual level data for 16 Western European countries for 1976-2010, we find that national economic performance matters even beyond personal economic outcomes. Finally, while the effects of growth and unemployment rates are the same across demographic subsets, the effect of inflation is heterogeneous. Well-educated or working individuals put a relatively higher weight on price stability than the less skilled or not working. Our findings reinforce the political importance of employment and growth policies. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Europe; economic growth; unemployment; economy; employment; personnel; satisfaction; political support; collectivism; democracy; welfare
Classification
Economic Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
39 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und Entscheidung, Abteilung Verhalten auf Märkten, SP II 2013-212
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/90652
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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