Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Economic Impact Upon Modern U.S. Elections, James Jackson
The Economic Impact Upon Modern U.S. Elections, James Jackson
University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics
Economic voting has been blamed for Bush’s loss in 1992, Carter’s loss in 1980, and attributed to Clinton’s win in 1996. I intend to dispel the myths against economic voting by showing that it does occur, and examining the four different manners in which it occurs: retrospective, prospective, pocketbook and sociotropic voting.
Editor's Note: The bibliography for this article is missing. We apologize for the inconvenience.