▪ Abstract The predominant normative justification for research on economic voting has been
its essential role in shaping democratic accountability. A systematic examination of this …

The number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over
the past thirty years. This increase in the number of women elected to national office is due …

Single-party governments are commonly thought to be more clearly responsible for
government policy than coalition governments. One particular problem for voters evaluating …

Voters use observed economic performance to infer the competence of incumbent
politicians. These economic perceptions enter the voter's utility calculations modified by a …

Institutions are thought to matter for vote choice, and work on economic voting is exemplary
in this regard. The strength of the economic vote varies considerably cross-nationally and …

The Risk of Social Policy? uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the
effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice for the …

This article looks at comparative studies of the economy and the vote and is divided into
three major parts. The first portion provides a summary of the four important contributions of …

It has been controversial whether incumbents are punished more for a bad economy than
they are rewarded for a good economy due to mixed results from previous studies on one or …

Controversy exists over whether people use retrospective or prospective economic
perceptions when evaluating their political leadership. In this article, I argue that the …

We reexamine the effects of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) legislation on
aggregate participation rates in the states. We approach NVRA as working directly on …