%0 Journal Article %1 quaranta2016economy %A Quaranta, Mario %A Martini, Sergio %D 2016 %J Electoral Studies %K 2016 EB_input2016 Economic_conditions Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english european_union indexproved input2016 political_institutions review_proved reviewed satisfaction_with_democracy %P 164-174 %R 10.1016/j.electstud.2016.02.015 %T Does the economy really matter for satisfaction with democracy? Longitudinal and cross-country evidence from the European Union %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379416300658 %V 42 %X Research focusing on the relationship between the economy and satisfaction with democracy often presents mixed results. This article argues that this uncertainty is mainly due to model specification, number of surveys and measurement. After discussing why the role of the economy should not be overlooked, by using an empirical strategy that applies Bayesian cross-classified mixed models to 572 national surveys in 28 European countries from 1973 to 2013 drawn from the Eurobarometer, it is shown that objective macro-economic indicators and a subjective indicator seem to substantially affect citizens’ satisfaction with democracy in Europe. The findings are robust when controlling for various institutional and political variables and using alternative model specifications.

@article{quaranta2016economy, abstract = {Research focusing on the relationship between the economy and satisfaction with democracy often presents mixed results. This article argues that this uncertainty is mainly due to model specification, number of surveys and measurement. After discussing why the role of the economy should not be overlooked, by using an empirical strategy that applies Bayesian cross-classified mixed models to 572 national surveys in 28 European countries from 1973 to 2013 drawn from the Eurobarometer, it is shown that objective macro-economic indicators and a subjective indicator seem to substantially affect citizens’ satisfaction with democracy in Europe. The findings are robust when controlling for various institutional and political variables and using alternative model specifications. }, added-at = {2019-03-20T18:49:19.000+0100}, author = {Quaranta, Mario and Martini, Sergio}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/286b1c883a5996cbc14c75d40f88dcc77/gesis_dump}, doi = {10.1016/j.electstud.2016.02.015}, interhash = {fe70b33eabe1c6d10d710ea13842f9cc}, intrahash = {86b1c883a5996cbc14c75d40f88dcc77}, issn = {0261-3794}, journal = {Electoral Studies }, keywords = {2016 EB_input2016 Economic_conditions Eurobarometer FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english european_union indexproved input2016 political_institutions review_proved reviewed satisfaction_with_democracy}, note = {First published online: February 27, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2016.02.015. (Eurobarometer)}, pages = {164-174}, study = {Eurobarometer 1973-2013}, tagadata-svko-dda-test = {10840}, tagadata-svkoddatest2 = {10833}, timestamp = {2019-10-01T13:01:27.000+0200}, title = {Does the economy really matter for satisfaction with democracy? Longitudinal and cross-country evidence from the European Union }, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379416300658}, volume = 42, year = 2016 }