Are expectations on inflation and election outcomes connected? : an empirical analysis

Michael Berlemann; Jörg Elzemann

In this paper we study whether inflation expectations react on variations of election outcome expectations. Using data from 6 countries we show that such a link in fact exists and thus provides empirical evidence supportive to rational partisan theory of business cycles.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Berlemann, Michael ; Elzemann, Jörg
Published in:	Economics letters. - Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765, ZDB-ID 717210-2. - Vol. 91.2006, 3, p. 354-359
Subject:	Inflationserwartung \| Inflation expectations \| Politischer Konjunkturzyklus \| Political business cycle \| Wahl \| Election \| Theorie \| Theory \| Australien \| Australia \| Frankreich \| France \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Großbritannien \| United Kingdom \| USA \| United States

Extent:	Tab
Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturverz. S.358-359
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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