This paper analyzes macroeconomic conditions and parliamentary election outcomes in 13 European countries over the 1960-1997 period. The analysis focuses on two themes. The first is that different macroeconomic theories imply that different economic indicators should be important for voters. The...

The Protestant Reformation is a vivid example of how religious transformation could set in motion institutional changes, leading to profound consequences for economic and political development. Although economists and other social scientists agree that there is a strong relation between the...

In the present paper an effort will be made to show empirically that disposable income has a positive impact on economic growth. Sample covers Western European countries and Japan for the period 1999-2007. Panel data are elaborated by means of Eviews software package