Abstract:Objective:The main objective of the study is to distinguish the often-used concepts and measures of retrospective (economic) performance voting. I argue that concepts that have been used synonymously-such as performance voting, retrospective voting, and economic voting-should be distinguished theoretically and empirically, as they address different phenomena. Methods: I use the data of the fifth module of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems to test differences in the correlates and effects of general re… Show more
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