Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects of political context on economic accountability in a hostile environment – the developing democracies of Central America. We test whether clarity of responsibility mediates the economy’s effects on citizens’ support for a president using approval ratings. In general, we find that a good economy increases public support for a president significantly more under unified government, but surprisingly, we find that a bad economy decreases public support for a president far more under divided government. Dynamic simulations show that these effects become more pronounced during sustained periods of economic expansion or contraction.La democracia repr...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
Citizens extend their support to the government based on their evaluation of the government’s econom...
Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects ...
Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects ...
Numerous economic reforms were implemented in many Latin American countries during the 1990s. The co...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
This article strengthens and extends economic theories of presidential approval, assesses accounta-b...
The shifts from state-led development to neoliberalism in Latin America have prompted debates on the...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
Accountabilty has become a topic of interest not only to investigate the degree of control of politi...
The impact of institutions on the economic vote stands as a well-established proposition for the adv...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
Citizens extend their support to the government based on their evaluation of the government’s econom...
Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects ...
Representative democracy hinges upon the notion of accountability. We examine the mediating effects ...
Numerous economic reforms were implemented in many Latin American countries during the 1990s. The co...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
This article strengthens and extends economic theories of presidential approval, assesses accounta-b...
The shifts from state-led development to neoliberalism in Latin America have prompted debates on the...
This article reviews the role that economic performance plays as incumbents look to maintain politic...
Accountabilty has become a topic of interest not only to investigate the degree of control of politi...
The impact of institutions on the economic vote stands as a well-established proposition for the adv...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behavioral perspectives in a comprehe...
Citizens extend their support to the government based on their evaluation of the government’s econom...