Replication Data for: European voters in the face of crisis: The prominence of unemployment (doi:10.7910/DVN/QMYTV9)

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Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: European voters in the face of crisis: The prominence of unemployment

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/QMYTV9

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2016-08-01

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1

Bibliographic Citation:

Rombi, Stefano, 2016, "Replication Data for: European voters in the face of crisis: The prominence of unemployment", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QMYTV9, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:X0bY1yhQDYXqfWgpAPP/xg== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: European voters in the face of crisis: The prominence of unemployment

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/QMYTV9

Authoring Entity:

Rombi, Stefano (University of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy))

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Rombi, Stefano

Depositor:

Rombi, Stefano

Date of Deposit:

2016-03-18

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QMYTV9

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Abstract:

From a politics-centred perspective, an economic crisis is an external shock which deeply affects the functioning of a political system. Moving from the 1999 to the 2014 European elections, this paper aims to analyse how and to what extent the 2008 economic crisis affected the traditional electoral patterns of EU Member States. After a description of data and methods, the article analyses data across two timeframes: before and after the outbreak of the crisis. The analysis focuses on the electoral performance of both parties in government and Eurosceptic parties. It includes both descriptive and an inferential analysis aimed at answering two questions: first, if and why the loss of governing parties is greater during the crisis than before; and, second, if and why Eurosceptic parties have become more prominent after the onset of the crisis. Variation of unemployment rate is considered as the most important independent variable to explain these trends. To reach these aims, it has been collect electoral, instituional, and macroeconomic data.

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Data Access

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File Description--f2828848

File: DatasetROMBI.tab

  • Number of cases: 98

  • No. of variables per record: 32

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:X0bY1yhQDYXqfWgpAPP/xg==

General Dateset for inferential analyses, graphs and Table 1 and 2

Variable Description

List of Variables:
  • V1 - Country
  • V2 - Months
  • V3 - Electoral year
  • V4 - Presidential vs Parliamentary system
  • V5 - Government Ideology
  • V6 - Groups of countries
  • V7 - Year EU entry
  • V8 - Seniority as EU member (years)
  • V9 - Eurosceptics in government
  • V10 - Vote change Eurosceptics in government
  • V11 - Vote change left-wing Eurosceptics
  • V12 - Vote change right-wing Eurosceptics
  • V13 - Vote % Eurosceptic parties
  • V14 - Vote change Eurosceptic parties
  • V15 - Seats % biggest governing parties
  • V16 - Number of parties in government
  • V17 - Vote % Pro-Eu governing parties (election t)
  • V18 - Vote % Pro-Eu governing parties (election t-1)
  • V19 - Vote change Pro-Eu governing parties
  • V20 - Vote % governing parties (election t)
  • V21 - Vote % governing parties (election t-1)
  • V22 - Vote change governing parties
  • V23 - IMF and/pr EU bailout
  • V24 - Anti-inflation policy
  • V25 - Change in unemployment rate
  • V26 - Change in inflation (consumer price, annual %)
  • V27 - Change social expenditure
  • V28 - Comparative Real GDP growth
  • V29 - Log Real GDP per capita (Pps)
  • V30 - Long term interest rates (quarter befor election)
  • V31 - Economic Crisis
  • V32 - Time interval

Variables

Country

f2828848 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:XjguwD7F65uAjA27V6ztCw==

Months

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 5.73469387755102; StDev 0.7258272267247298; Valid 98.0; Max. 11.0; Min. 4.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ePEiFB/Gj9WCX6AXZYsceg==

Electoral year

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 98.0; Max. 2014.0; StDev 5.239649209400972; Mean 2007.6224489795918; Min. 1999.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tsT4bk3r6ZVCKsqqLbGrpg==

Presidential vs Parliamentary system

f2828848 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

Parliamentary

1.

Presidential

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.12244897959183672; StDev 0.3294890177744919; Valid 98.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:axkmOPREzGtZ5hOtJfYZTw==

Government Ideology

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 5.191836734693878; Min. 2.5; StDev 1.538621251157327; Valid 98.0; Max. 8.5;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:iG1DPwfci2VYsCqaWJvRdA==

Groups of countries

f2828848 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

South and East

1.

West and Nordic

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 98.0; StDev 0.49994739887419043; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.44897959183673464

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:RdteiDuRxAbPi+uu1Lg43A==

Year EU entry

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 1984.3265306122448; Max. 2013.0; StDev 21.39311745485442; Min. 1952.0; Valid 98.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QuxWgD4oiRo43YMxjugcIw==

Seniority as EU member (years)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 21.393117454854444; Min. 1.0; Max. 62.0; Valid 98.0; Mean 29.6734693877551

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:8lZd7e7ARGhZnk53HYSZxA==

Eurosceptics in government

f2828848 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

yes

0.

no

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 98.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.1836734693877551; StDev 0.3892085221598567;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:uWP7SsaQBTqRkRF7zmkRQg==

Vote change Eurosceptics in government

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 11.4; Min. -22.9; Mean -0.9466666666666667; StDev 8.82155369103479; Valid 15.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:wWitfVzejmcDIf4F2lX3ew==

Vote change left-wing Eurosceptics

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -12.8; StDev 5.247550582399938; Valid 85.0; Max. 21.8; Mean 0.755294117647059

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1RwstbyrxkTX8eEQvaeyGQ==

Vote change right-wing Eurosceptics

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -22.7; Mean 1.8904761904761906; StDev 6.998168763010138; Max. 21.3; Valid 84.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Vp3DVodbGVVtc7Rh+srS3Q==

Vote % Eurosceptic parties

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 22.713265306122448; Min. 0.0; Valid 98.0; Max. 72.1; StDev 15.139479609157755

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:sYqjqrYsvkDnTKFncGFc/w==

Vote change Eurosceptic parties

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -22.2; Mean 2.563529411764706; StDev 7.772262143258513; Valid 85.0; Max. 29.1;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QCuPG2rBrQRHqlg3mKXBUA==

Seats % biggest governing parties

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 63.6; StDev 11.495853724314307; Valid 98.0; Mean 38.04387755102041; Min. 15.3;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:A17GCA+9xhQMXOSyiGlyig==

Number of parties in government

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Max. 7.0; Valid 98.0; StDev 1.2278759548113785; Mean 2.5510204081632657

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gSHJmfg+Rg3FwHeJYoWhPg==

Vote % Pro-Eu governing parties (election t)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 36.210309278350515; Min. 6.6; Valid 97.0; StDev 13.41912879480944; Max. 65.5;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:M1/dpuSgSZXZU4XLQcATFA==

Vote % Pro-Eu governing parties (election t-1)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 10.797160168192123; Mean 45.59010309278351; Max. 70.4; Min. 7.3; Valid 97.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:76PGtCuvgA8lhnQPdeaIBw==

Vote change Pro-Eu governing parties

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean -9.37938144329897; Valid 97.0; Max. 8.7; StDev 9.357816898903401; Min. -35.9

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:mAhAMnFz+ROAVigprL5vtA==

Vote % governing parties (election t)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 72.4; StDev 13.265558530670855; Mean 38.720408163265304; Valid 98.0; Min. 9.3

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jXvyvd/ZNPkyk3NE4z/DnQ==

Vote % governing parties (election t-1)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 70.4; Min. 24.2; Valid 98.0; StDev 9.259702158990693; Mean 48.51673469387755

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:HamfovaNNQoslBykmORplA==

Vote change governing parties

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -35.9; Mean -9.795918367346939; Max. 8.7; Valid 98.0; StDev 9.841914556507659;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:70/6UV7un3FZGLAutqBdlA==

IMF and/pr EU bailout

f2828848 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

yes

0.

no

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.37150786510580375; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.16326530612244897; Valid 98.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:yPRvQpjIn/JvhALcOjXKmA==

Anti-inflation policy

f2828848 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0.

no

1.

yes

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4897433171838875; Valid 98.0; Mean 0.38775510204081637; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CdHllKs3HdqI5Z7S2gx0/g==

Change in unemployment rate

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 98.0; Min. -11.2; StDev 4.056721752088641; Mean 0.23061224489795923; Max. 17.9

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:JOOyRapYkqm3IBldKDplaA==

Change in inflation (consumer price, annual %)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 2.73475092533235; Valid 98.0; Min. -17.7; Mean -0.9394897959183673; Max. 4.98;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:HPiSNuDOQ88zI9QKBiC94A==

Change social expenditure

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 632.3409881113307; Mean 507.5708333333333; Max. 2952.0; Valid 96.0; Min. -752.5

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:UojK/Zf4Po/0qcfwhfZCNA==

Comparative Real GDP growth

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 2.1152977417097754; Max. 5.2; Valid 98.0; Mean -0.03571428571428582; Min. -6.3

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:0VAptgScRBGWJonsCNCamQ==

Log Real GDP per capita (Pps)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.37015702992665667; Max. 11.461; Mean 10.315; Min. 9.516; Valid 98.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5MoC8rqWlBhp0t4fSSjSoA==

Long term interest rates (quarter befor election)

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 14.32; StDev 1.995818825320864; Valid 98.0; Mean 4.2785714285714285; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:0VfEd+T3Dyxk1LrGUvvH1Q==

Economic Crisis

f2828848 Location:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1.

yes

0.

no

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.5714285714285714; StDev 0.4974160033738074; Valid 98.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:fmlyjjWnCIbAwmZlM3vF1g==

Time interval

f2828848 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 5.0; StDev 1.2520128964462238; Mean 1.8265306122448977; Valid 98.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:X85osthUYbA8Kl/GT39vSA==

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