Dawn of the radicals : The connection between economic growth and political radicalism

This thesis explores how economic performance, measured as real GDP-growth per capita, affects the vote share of parties which relies on radical ideological platforms. Using a fixed effect model with panel data, based on real electoral outcomes of 18 western European democracies, the result reveals...

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Main Author: Wickström, David
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS) 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-47340