This study estimates the economic impact for the region of Galicia of the visit of the Pope on 6 November 2010. Several sources of information (own surveys, interviews, official statistical sources, press and audiometric studies developed by specialized companies) and the cost–benefit analysis...

The papers published in this special issue were presented at the "International Conference on the Political and Economic Consequences of Decentralization" at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 5-6 November 2009. The conference was organized by REDE and the University of Vigo, and was...

In this paper the causal chain connecting the economy and the vote in 2001 Galician regional elections is analyzed. Our findings demonstrate that economic voting is not just a matter of reactions to economic perceptions. It also depends to a great extent on two intermediate mechanisms: whether...

Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...