Download This PaperThe European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism
128 Pages Posted: 23 Feb 2018
Date Written: February 22, 2018
Abstract
The spectre of populism is haunting Europe and the West, but what is driving this populism? In this paper we look at the implications of the Great Recession on voting for anti-establishment parties, as well as for general trust and political attitudes, using regional data across Europe. Our results imply that crisis-driven economic insecurity is a substantial driver of populism and political distrust.
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Algan, Yann and Papaioannou, Elias and Passari, Evgenia and Guriev, Sergei, The European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism (February 22, 2018). EBRD Working Paper No. 208, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3128274 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3128274
Evgenia Passari
Université Paris Dauphine ( email )
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