Economic Drivers of Populism

Sergei Guriev

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, vol. 108, 200-203

Abstract: The recent wave of populism is different from the previous ones, thus generating the demand for noneconomic explanations, such as identity politics and cultural factors. In this paper, I discuss several pieces of evidence that show that economic factors, such as an increase in unemployment during the Great Recession, skill-biased trade and inequality (especially inequality of opportunity), have also played an important role in the recent rise of antiestablishment sentiment.

JEL-codes: D72 E24 E32 G01 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
Note: DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20181123
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