The Quality of Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe - A Panel Analysis

Alexander F. Wagner; Martin Halla; Friedrich Schneider

doi:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.08.001

The Quality of Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe - A Panel Analysis

Alexander F. Wagner, Martin Halla, Friedrich Schneider

Institute of Economics

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Abstract

This paper analyses how institutional factors affect satisfaction with democracy (SWD). It employs a panel of observations from Eurobarometers in the time span 1990-2000, and thus is one of the first studies to consider the longitudinal dimension of the driving forces of SWD. We find that high-quality institutions like the rule of law, well-functioning regulation, low corruption, and other institutions that improve resource allocation have a positive effect on average satisfaction with democracy.

Original language	English
Number of pages	12
Journal	European Journal of Political Economy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.08.001
Publication status	Published - 2008

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502027 Political economy

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