On the determinants of political polarization
Grechyna, Daryna (2016) On the determinants of political polarization. Economics Letters, 144 . pp. 10-14. ISSN 0165-1765 [Article] (doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.018)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.018
Abstract
In this article, we aim to identify the main determinants of political polarization using Bayesian Model Averaging to overcome the problem of model uncertainty. We find that the level of trust within a country and the degree of income inequality are the most robust determinants of political polarization.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Areas: | A. > Business School > Economics |
| Item ID: | 19431 |
| Notes on copyright: | © 2016 The Author.
This is an open access article under the CCBY-NCND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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| Depositing User: | Daryna Grechyna |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2016 12:01 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2019 21:57 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/19431 |
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