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Globalization, time-preferences, and populist voting
Aronsson, Thomas; Hetschko, Clemens; Schöb, Ronnie - 2020
Societies see growing support for populist politicians who advocate an end to globalization. Our behavioral economics model links impatience to voters’ appraisals of an income shock due to globalization that is associated with short-run costs and delayed gains. The model shows that impatient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012258291
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The economic analysis of populism a selective review of the literature
Ocampo, Emilio - 2019
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009237
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Electoral earthquake : natural disasters and the geography of discontent
Cerqua, Augusto; Ferrante, Chiara; Letta, Marco - 2021
The recent literature on the determinants of populism has highlighted the role of long-term trends of progressive …, the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake paved the way for an impressive and persistent surge in right-wing populism in the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494012
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Populism and the skill-content of globalization : evidence from the last 60 years
Docquier, Frédéric; Guichard, Lucas; Iandolo, Stefano; … - 2022
We analyze the long-run evolution of populism and explore the role of globalization in shaping such evolution. We use …-weighted average of populism scores of all parties) measures of the extent of populism. We show that levels of populism in the world … – especially for right-wing populism in Europe – after the great recession of 2007-10. The second novelty is that when we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013440433
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Does a change of government influence compliance with international agreements? : empirical evidence for the NATO two percent target
Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
We examine whether changes of government influence compliance with international agreements. We investigate compliance with the NATO two percent target to which all NATO countries committed themselves during the NATO summit in Wales in 2014. The dataset includes the military expenditure by NATO...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011963033
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Does a change of government influence compliance with international agreements? : empirical evidence for the NATO two percent target
Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
We examine whether changes of government influence compliance with international agreements. We investigate compliance with the NATO two percent target to which all NATO countries committed themselves during the NATO summit in Wales in 2014. The dataset includes the military expenditure by NATO...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966866
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Chapter 22 Economics of Conflict: An Overview
Garfinkel, Michelle R.; Skaperdas, Stergios - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 649-709). 2007
In this chapter, we review the recent literature on conflict and appropriation. Allowing for the possibility of conflict, which amounts to recognizing the possibility that property rights are not perfectly and costlessly enforced, represents a significant departure from the traditional paradigm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024407
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Chapter 21 Economics of Defense in a Globalized World
McGuire, Martin C. - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 623-648). 2007
In a world continuously beset by conflict and violence, the positive study of international security and defense has developed rapidly over the past decade as a cohesive discipline within economics. Part of the cause for this trend is the revolutionary effects of globalization and its new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024408
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Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? : the role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime
Gutiérrez-Romero, Roxana; Iturbe, Nayely - 2023
When does organized crime resort to assassinating politicians? In narcocracies, criminal groups co-opt political elites through bribery in exchange for protection to traffic illegal drugs. When criminal groups compete, they may also resort to political violence to influence which candidate wins...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013549898
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Globalization, Time-Preferences, and Populist Voting
Aronsson, Thomas - 2020
Societies see growing support for populist politicians who advocate an end to globalization. Our behavioral economics model links impatience to voters' appraisals of an income shock due to globalization that is associated with short-run costs and delayed gains. The model shows that impatient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826005