Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: G Johnes
Author-Name-First: G
Author-Name-Last: Johnes
Title: Nations will fall? Revisiting the economic determinants of attitudes to European integration
Abstract: A model is constructed, using Eurobarometer data, of the propensity of individuals to favour European integration. A key role is played by economic considerations: countries in which income per capita is relatively low contain individuals that are more positive in their attitudes to Europe; growth is associated with more positive attitudes; economic fluctuations, above a threshold, are associated with more negative attitudes. Correcting for multicollinearity increases the explanatory power of many variables, and weakens the power of country dummies.
Creation-Date: 2005
File-URL: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/lums/economics/working-papers/NationsFall.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Number: 566772
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Keywords: Europe, integration
Handle: RePEc:lan:wpaper:566772