Today we are politically polarized as never before. The presidential elections of 2000 and
2004 will be remembered as two of the most contentious political events in American history. …

Does a government's fate at the ballot box hinge on the state of the economy? Is it inflation,
unemployment, or income that makes the difference? What triggers economic voting for or …

Economic conditions shape election outcomes in the world's democracies. Good times keep
parties in office, bad times cast them out. This proposition is robust, as the voluminous body …

In comparative politics, an established finding—that economic development fosters democratic
performance—has recently come under challenge. We counter this challenge with a …

The following volume defines the state of art in the field of economic voting, as of 1998. It is
based upon a conference held in August 1998 at Sandbjerg Manor, Denmark. We are proud …

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Some survey research suggests that economic self-interest influences the American voter.
However, Sears and Lau suggested that these positive findings are essentially a …

National economic conditions regularly influence outcomes in US presidential elections.
However, beyond this simple finding, much remains unclear. How large are national economic …

… Kiewiet and Lewis-Beck therefore look at the next best thing, namely how the economy is
performing as a whole. Voters effectively use national economic performance as a proxy for …

By now, a number of aggregate time series studies on economics and elections in Western
European countries have appeared. But their results are contradictory. And, virtually no …