Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/303354 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
LEQS Paper No. 71
Publisher: 
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), European Institute, London
Abstract: 
In this paper we examine the influence of economic factors on partisan support for European integration over the last three decades. We find that partisan support is larger in 'poorer' countries with direct economic benefits from EU membership. On the other hand, parties in countries affected by the Maastricht criteria are more Euro-sceptical. We also find weak evidence for larger partisan support in countries with more developed welfare states, and that the support for European integration fluctuates in parallel with the business cycle. Finally, our results indicate that the importance of economic factors in determining partisan support for European integration has grown in recent periods.
Subjects: 
European Integration
Partisan Ideology
Maastricht Criteria
European Budget
Benefits from Trade
JEL: 
F15
F42
F53
F55
H60
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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