Does the Misery Index Influence a U.S. President’s Political Re-Election Prospects?
We seek to determine whether a United States President’s job approval rating is influenced by the Misery Index. This hypothesis is examined in two ways. First, we employ a nonlinear model that includes several macroeconomic variables: the current account deficit, exchange rate, unemploymen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Risk and Financial Management |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/12/1/22 |