Nations will fall? Revisiting the economic determinants of attitudes to European integration

Geraint Johnes

No 566772, Working Papers from Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department

Abstract: A model is constructed, using Eurobarometer data, of the propensity of individuals to favour European integration. A key role is played by economic considerations: countries in which income per capita is relatively low contain individuals that are more positive in their attitudes to Europe; growth is associated with more positive attitudes; economic fluctuations, above a threshold, are associated with more negative attitudes. Correcting for multicollinearity increases the explanatory power of many variables, and weakens the power of country dummies.

Keywords: Europe; integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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