Compensation, austerity and populism: Labor market spending and voting in 16 Western European countries
Published online on May 13, 2026
Abstract
European Union Politics, Ahead of Print.
There has been a dramatic rise in voting for populist parties in Europe over the past thirty years. We assess the role of government labor market policy in dampening or provoking populist sentiment. Drawing from a panel of 134 elections from 1990 to 2021 ...
There has been a dramatic rise in voting for populist parties in Europe over the past thirty years. We assess the role of government labor market policy in dampening or provoking populist sentiment. Drawing from a panel of 134 elections from 1990 to 2021 ...