An economic offer they cannot refuse! Economic expectations on incumbent government support in Core and periphery European countries

Andreea Stancea and Aurelian Muntean

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2023, vol. 82, issue 2, 99-119

Abstract: The importance of economic conditions on election outcomes is well established. This paper supplements the standard approach to economic voting by assessing government support from a highly debated perspective of European spaces: Core countries and Periphery countries (Central Eastern European and Southern countries). The paper reveals that the economic conditions perceived by voters in the future are expected to differently affect incumbent government support depending on the macroeconomic position of the country. This paper finds that, contrary to Core countries' electors, voters in periphery countries are keener to support the incumbent governments if the economic outputs are positive. It concludes that positive economic expectations are strongly and positively associated with incumbent government support, regardless of previous vote choice, while negative economic expectations are strongly and negatively associated with government support.

Date: 2023
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