Economic voting behavior: The peak-end growth rule

This paper introduces the peak-end rule to economic voting, finding that voters focus on peak and end economic growth when evaluating incumbents. Cross-national data from 595 elections in 70 countries (1960-2020) shows that the average of the highest GDP growth rate during the term and the growth ra...

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Main Authors: SHEN, Zekai, JIN, Yiyang, DONG, Yuanyuan, LIU, Yazhou
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2755
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English