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.

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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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.121

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Buscha, Franz

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2012

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Economics Letters

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115

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460-464

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0165-1765

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10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.121

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