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Right-Wing Populism and Macroeconomic Shocks in Germany and Bulgaria
Right-Wing Populism and Macroeconomic Shocks in Germany and Bulgaria

Author(s): Petar Stankov
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Evaluation research, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Bulgaria; Germany; recession; migration; Right-wing populism; income inequality.

Summary/Abstract: I study right-wing populism in Germany and Bulgaria since 1980. The data is a merge between Heino in levels produce that: 1) income per capita growth coincides with right-wing populist insurgence; 2) a rise of unemployment, income inequality, trade openness and net migration correlates with more right-wing populism; 3) the effects are stronger after the Great Recession.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 145-151
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English