Economic situation and voting in Spain, 1985-1996

Authors

  • Agustí Bosch
  • Clara Riba

Abstract

The article shows a function of popularity for the Spanish government between 1985 and 1996. The model was developed with quarterly data from opinion surveys (CIS and EU) and from economic series (OECE and INE). The results emphasize several great influences over the popularity of the socialist government: the influence of the macroeconomic situation, the influence of the perceptions about that situation, and the influence of some political variables such as the president’s charisma, the joining of the EC, the war in Kuwait, and the Filesa scandal.

Keywords

economy and vote in Spain, economic voting, popularity functions, economy and politics

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/papers/v75n0.1018

Published

2005-01-01

How to Cite

Bosch, A., & Riba, C. (2005). Economic situation and voting in Spain, 1985-1996. Papers. Revista De Sociologia, 75, 117–140. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/papers/v75n0.1018

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