Context Matters: Economic Voting in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament Elections

Using the 2009 and 2014 European Election Studies (EES), we explore the effect of the economy on the vote in the 2009 and 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections. The paper demonstrates that the economy did influence voters in both contests. However, its impact was heterogeneous across the two elect...

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Main Authors: Martin Okolikj, Stephen Quinlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2016-02-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/458