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To critically re-examine the prevailing consensus that economic insecurity is the primary driver of populist voting behavior.

October 30, 2019The Journal of Economic PerspectivesOpen Access

Economic Insecurity and the Causes of Populism, Reconsidered

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To critically re-examine the prevailing consensus that economic insecurity is the primary driver of populist voting behavior.
Conceptual and empirical synthesis analyzing the interplay between economic factors, immigration attitudes, cultural change, and populist electoral support.
Economic insecurity accounts for only a modest share of overall populist support, despite its potential impact on close election outcomes at the margin.
Voter opposition to immigration is driven largely by non-economic factors rather than real or perceived economic repercussions.
Cultural and social alienation serves as an independent catalyst that drives both general economic discontent and populist voting.

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Critical review reveals that economic insecurity plays only a modest role in explaining populist voting, suggesting cultural disaffection is a primary driver of political discontent.

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Yotam Margalit (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d76224f44a16d01ef30b7c https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.33.4.152

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Critical review reveals that economic insecurity plays only a modest role in explaining populist voting, suggesting cultural disaffection is a primary driver of political discontent.

Economic Insecurity and the Causes of Populism, Reconsidered

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Economic Insecurity and the Causes of Populism, Reconsidered

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