Partisan politics: The empirical evidence from OECD panel studies
N Potrafke - Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper describes the empirical evidence on partisan politics in OECD panel studies. I
elaborate on the research designs, the measurement of government ideology and why the
empirical studies did not derive causal effects. Discussing about 100 panel data studies, the
results indicate that leftwing and rightwing governments pursued different economic policies
until the 1990s: the size and scope of government was larger when leftwing governments
were in power. Partisan politics have not disappeared since the 1990s, but have certainly …
elaborate on the research designs, the measurement of government ideology and why the
empirical studies did not derive causal effects. Discussing about 100 panel data studies, the
results indicate that leftwing and rightwing governments pursued different economic policies
until the 1990s: the size and scope of government was larger when leftwing governments
were in power. Partisan politics have not disappeared since the 1990s, but have certainly …