Essays about: "economic-voting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word economic-voting.

1. 1. EUROSCEPTICISM IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN? A micro-level analysis using cross-sectional data of Euroscepticism in the Western Balkan EUcandidate countries.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Giedraitis; [2021-02-04]
   Keywords : Euroscepticism; the Western Balkans; EU-candidates; Utilitarian factors; Political factors; Identity-based factors; European integration;

   Abstract : This Bachelor’s thesis aims to contribute to the micro-level research on socio-demographic and attitudinal factors to Euroscepticism in the 4 Western Balkan candidate countries using a quantitative framework with cross-sectional data. The thesis focuses on utilitarian, political and identity-based factors. READ MORE

3. 2. How do sanctions affect government support in an autocratic setting? : A case study of Iran

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Annica Hemberg; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Sanctions are presumed to work on the logic of a cost/benefit analysis, where the actors make concessions in response to induced pressure from the public who demands policy change because of hardened living conditions. The literature regarding sanctions effect on policy change are numerous, but less research has been made on what effects follow in domestic politics when sanctions are lifted. READ MORE

4. 3. The Ebb of the Pink Tide and a Turn to the Right in Latin America

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Natalia Andreea Neicu; [2020]
   Keywords : turn to the right; economic voting; religious voting; Latin America; retreat of the pink tide; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The left-wing governments that possessed the power of the executive in Latin America for almost two decades are now under duress. The event that has posed the initial threat to the “reign” of the Pink Tide is believed to be the 2015 election of Mauricio Macri in Argentina. READ MORE

5. 4. Who Listens to a Stock Index?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Eric Olsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Class Biased Economic voting; Economic Voting; Stock Market Participation.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Previous findings on the subject of Class Biased Economic Voting (CBEV) suggests that voters who are not among the wealthiest elite respond positively, in terms of probability of voting for the incumbent party or president, to income growth among the wealthiest 5% of households, and more so than to mean income growth. The aim of this paper is to explore if this type of bias voting is due to voters paying attention to macroeconomic variables that are correlated with economic fortunes of the wealthiest elites. READ MORE

6. 5. Money, Money, Money.... Pocketbook Voting in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Anna Rosén; Oscar Franzén; [2015]
   Keywords : Economic voting; Voting behavior; Income voting; Pocketbook voting; Income changes;

   Abstract : Using a new dataset with objective changes in personal income between two elections we explore potential pocketbook effects on voter behavior. In contrast to previous research, our study does not rely on subjective perceptions of changes in individuals' private economic situation. READ MORE