Economic growth and political extremism

We argue that the growth rate, but not the level of aggregate income, affects the support for extreme political parties. In our model, extreme parties offer short-run benefits to part of the population at the expense of a minority. Growth effects on the support for such parties arise when uncertaint...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public choice 2020-10, Vol.185 (1/2), p.131-159
Hauptverfasser:	Brückner, Markus, Grüner, Hans Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economic growth Economics Economics and Finance Extremism Growth rate Left wing politics Political parties Political Science Politics Public Finance Right wing politics Uncertainty
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