Economic index numbers; Insecurity; Political participation
Résumé :
[en] Economic insecurity has attracted growing attention, but there is no consensus as to its definition. We characterize a class of individual economic-insecurity measures based on the time profile of economic resources. We apply this economic-insecurity measure to political-preference data in the USA, UK, and Germany. Conditional on current economic resources, economic insecurity is associated with both greater political participation (support for a party or the intention to vote) and more support for conservative parties. In particular, economic insecurity predicts greater support for both Donald Trump before the 2016 US Presidential election and the UK leaving the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Disciplines :
Economie sociale
Auteur, co-auteur :
Bossert, Walter; CIREQ, Universite de Montreal
CLARK, Andrew ; Paris School of Economics, CNRS, University of Luxembourg
d'Ambrosio, Conchita ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
LEPINTEUR, Anthony ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Co-auteurs externes :
yes
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Economic insecurity and political preferences
Date de publication/diffusion :
2023
Titre du périodique :
Oxford Economic Papers
ISSN :
0030-7653
eISSN :
1464-3812
Maison d'édition :
Oxford University Press, Oxford, Royaume-Uni
Volume/Tome :
75
Pagination :
802–825
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed vérifié par ORBi
Projet FnR :
FNR12677653 - Financial Strain And Economic Instability: Effects On Wellbeing And Behaviour Over The Life Course, 2018 (01/09/2019-31/08/2022) - Conchita D'ambrosio
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