Predicting satisfaction with democracy in Germany using local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics
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in: Economics of Governance, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 3, 09.2024, S. 335-377.
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T1 - Predicting satisfaction with democracy in Germany using local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics
AU - Friehe, Tim
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - This paper explores the empirical relationship between local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics on the one hand and satisfaction with democracy on the other hand, using detailed information from the German Socio-Economic Panel. In contrast to previous literature, we focus on economic conditions at the state level instead of the national one. We find that local economic conditions, proxies of social capital, and individual characteristics (e.g., risk attitude, reciprocity, past unemployment experience) are important correlates of satisfaction with democracy and that some heterogeneity between genders, West and East Germany, and people with and without college degree exists in the data.
AB - This paper explores the empirical relationship between local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics on the one hand and satisfaction with democracy on the other hand, using detailed information from the German Socio-Economic Panel. In contrast to previous literature, we focus on economic conditions at the state level instead of the national one. We find that local economic conditions, proxies of social capital, and individual characteristics (e.g., risk attitude, reciprocity, past unemployment experience) are important correlates of satisfaction with democracy and that some heterogeneity between genders, West and East Germany, and people with and without college degree exists in the data.
KW - Democracy
KW - Economic conditions
KW - Satisfaction
KW - SOEP
KW - Economics
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/67b114d4-aa96-368a-aa63-89d46bd7b3e9/
U2 - 10.1007/s10101-024-00315-x
DO - 10.1007/s10101-024-00315-x
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85200971535
VL - 25
SP - 335
EP - 377
JO - Economics of Governance
JF - Economics of Governance
SN - 1435-6104
IS - 3
ER -