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THE NEW ECONOMY, THE END OF THE COLD WAR, AND PRESIDENTIAL EVALUATIONS
Author(s) -
Goidel Robert K.,
Shields Todd G.,
Langley Ronald E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
southeastern political review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-1346
pISSN - 0730-2177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-1346.1997.tb00787.x
Subject(s) - cold war , presidential system , political science , political economy , economics , law , politics
In this paper we examine the question of whether the relationship between presidential evaluations and economic evaluations has been altered in the post‐Cold War era. While we fail to find evidence that economic evaluations have become more important as a determinant of presidential approval ratings, we do find evidence that economic evaluations have become more negative and more volatile in the post‐Cold War era. Based on this evidence, we suggest that post‐Cold War presidents may have a more difficult time gaming public approval for their management of the economy.