When the pound in people’s pocket matters: how changes to personal financial circumstances affect party choice
(2018)
Journal Article
Tilley, J., Neundorf, A., & Hobolt, S. (in press). When the pound in people’s pocket matters: how changes to personal financial circumstances affect party choice. Journal of Politics, 80(2), https://doi.org/10.1086/694549
In this paper we revisit the often disregarded ‘pocketbook voting’ thesis that suggests that people evaluate governments based on the state of their own finances. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey over the last 20 years, we measure c... Read More about When the pound in people’s pocket matters: how changes to personal financial circumstances affect party choice.