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The Demand Side of Politico‐Economic Models and Politicians' Beliefs: the Italian Case *
Author(s) -
SANTAGATA WALTER
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1985.tb00114.x
Subject(s) - polity , popularity , demand side , supply side , economics , test (biology) , field (mathematics) , public economics , macroeconomics , political science , politics , paleontology , mathematics , biology , pure mathematics , law
The aim of this paper is to test vote and popularity functions in Italy. An alternative model on the demand for macroeconomic outcomes is presented. In addition, some preliminary results from a survey on Italian politicians' beliefs are illustrated. This field of research is shown to be of great interest in explaining the supply of public goods, of macroeconomic outcomes, and the relationships between the polity and the economy.