Policy and Performance in the New Deal Realignment: Evidence from Old Data and New Methods

Recent research has challenged the policy bases of the New Deal realignment, arguing that it was instead driven by retrospective evaluations of the economy. Using a comprehensive analysis of opinion polls conducted in 1936-52, we argue that policy preferences were far from irrelevant. At the individ...

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Main Authors: Caughey, Devin (Author), Dougal, Michael C. (Author), Schickler, Eric (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press, 2020-06-29T19:59:58Z.
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