Abstract
Past individual-level studies of economic voting (1) have incorrectly operationalized the model they employ by using past-oriented rather than future-oriented questions and (2) have failed to examine the level of economic voting in United States Senate elections. Using the 1978 National Election Study, we show that economic voting exists in Senate but not House elections, presumably due to the differences in electoral context. Even when economic voting occurs, however, there is no guarantee that the public will influence the direction of macroeconomic policy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 436-447 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | American Political Science Review |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations