Financial expectations and the ‘left–right’ political value scale: Testing for the POUM hypothesis

Franz Buscha ()

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 115, issue 3, 460-464

Abstract: Using a uniquely defined indicator of political ideology we test whether expectations of future financial well-being have an effect on an individual’s position on the political ‘left–right’ spectrum. We find evidence of a significant “prospect of upward mobility” effect.

Keywords: Prospect of upward mobility; Political ideology; Party support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D14 D31 D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.121

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