This book proposes a selection model for explaining cross-national variation in economic voting: Rational voters condition the economic vote on whether incumben

A cross-national study of the effect of economic conditions on voting behavior in the United States and the Western democracies

Economic conditions are said to affect election outcomes, but past research has produced unstable and contradictory findings. This book argues that these proble

Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote

This collection examines to what extents the economic situation is a decisive factor in dictating how people vote. The book combines theoretical work with empir