Financial expectations and the ‘left–right’political value scale: testing for the POUM hypothesis
Buscha, Franz. (2012). Financial expectations and the ‘left–right’political value scale: testing for the POUM hypothesis. Economics Letters, 115(3), 460-464.
Buscha, Franz. (2012). Financial expectations and the ‘left–right’political value scale: testing for the POUM hypothesis. Economics Letters, 115(3), 460-464.
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Using a uniquely defined indicator of political ideology we test whether expectations of future financial well-being have an effect on an individual’s position on the political ‘left–right’ spectrum. We find evidence of a significant “prospect of upward mobility” effect.
JOUR
Buscha, Franz
2012
Economics Letters
115
3
460-464
0165-1765
10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.121
2365