Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171127 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 6663
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We study a sample of individuals in 20 European countries that includes eight East European countries in order to identify whether these eight countries differ from the Western countries in the popularity of right-wing populist parties once we have controlled for personal attributes. The results show variation among the East European countries so that they are not distinct from Western Europe. In particular, in Hungary and Poland populist right-wing parties enjoy greater support once account is taken of the variables above. Moreover, we find that a right-wing identity, a negative view of immigrants, not being satisfied with democracy, being negative on homosexuality, and mistrust in both the national and the European parliament seem to be the factors heavily correlated with voting for a right-wing populist party in Europe. Also, men are more likely to vote for a right-wing populist party as are the old and the less educated. Having experienced unemployed also increased the probability of voting for these parties.
Subjects: 
populist right-wing parties
survey evidence
JEL: 
P16
Z18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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