Populist movements increasingly challenge liberal Western market democracies. Populism can be explained only in part by … populism as well. In this chapter, we ask whether elements of public deliberation may be a means to reasonably responding to …

This paper argues that populism in the era of Donald Trump and Brexit is a reaction to high transaction costs between … political elites that run through populist rhetoric and action. The treatment for problem of populism should focus on reducing ….e. legislatures, electoral bodies, voting systems, and executive authorities – are not designed but rather emerge in a Hayekian …

Although the application of the conceptual and analytical framework of economics to the study of populism is still in …. When analyzing populism, economists face two methodological hurdles: lack of consensus and clarity about its definition and … analysis of populism draws concepts from other social sciences such political theory, sociology, history and social psychology. …

retrospective voting, as it requires voters to believe in the existence of good politicians that always choose according to voters …

Populism in modern Western democracies is on the rise. The existing literature concentrates on explanations based on …. Although such explanations certainly contribute partly to our understanding of the phenomenon called 'populism' - particularly …-ideological 'populism of the middle class' which, at least in Germany, accounts for the bigger, yet less visible part of populism. The …

current paper develops a voting model where citizens are uncertain about the welfare effects induced by alternative policy … groups in order to influence the public opinion. In the case of voting over the level of a productivity-enhancing public bad …

In this paper, I analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar Swiss referendum ballots concerning the federal … 1971, and the other shortly thereafter. I estimate the impact of introducing female voting on the difference in acceptance … population. I provide additional evidence from post-ballot surveys after similar ballots to overcome potential strategic voting …