Spillovers and euroscepticism

Demosthenes Ioannou, Jean-Francois Jamet () and Johannes Kleibl

No 1815, Working Paper Series from European Central Bank

Abstract: During the crisis, support for the EU has declined noticeably in many European Union member states. While previous research on European public opinion has mainly focused on the impact of domestic country- and individual-level factors on public attitudes towards the EU, this paper argues that developments in other EU member states can also have a significant impact on domestic euroscepticism. Specifically, deteriorating economic and fiscal conditions in other member states can lead to concerns in domestic publics about possible negative spillovers on the domestic economy and the ability of the EU to deliver positive economic outcomes. This in turn may lead to rising euroscepticism at the domestic level. The analysis of a panel data set for the EU as a whole and the euro area countries lends support to these arguments by showing that higher unemployment rates and government debt levels in other European countries are systematically related to lower levels of trust in the EU domestically. JEL Classification: D72, E02, F15, H63, J64

Keywords: Debt; European Union; Euroscepticism; Spillovers; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-06
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