Economic insecurity and political preferences

Walter Bossert, Andrew Clark, Conchita D’ambrosio and Anthony Lepinteur
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Conchita D’ambrosio: uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg = University of Luxembourg = Universität Luxemburg
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Abstract: Economic insecurity has attracted growing attention, but there is no consensus as to its definition. We characterize a class of individual economic-insecurity measures based on the time profile of economic resources. We apply this economic-insecurity measure to political-preference data in the USA, UK, and Germany. Conditional on current economic resources, economic insecurity is associated with both greater political participation (support for a party or the intention to vote) and more support for conservative parties. In particular, economic insecurity predicts greater support for both Donald Trump before the 2016 US Presidential election and the UK leaving the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Date: 2022-09
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Published in Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, ⟨10.1093/oep/gpac037⟩

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DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpac037

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