European fiscal reform preferences of parliamentarians in France, Germany and Italy

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ID6261503
AuthorsSebastian Blesse (0000-0002-7904-3120, Department of Corporate Taxation and Public Finance, ZEW Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; CESifo, Munich, Germany), Massimo Bordignon (0000-0002-2758-0231, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Pierre C Boyer (0000-0002-5495-7380, Department of Economics, CREST-École polytechnique, Institut polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France), Piergiorgio Carapella (0000-0001-5150-9809, Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura ed Applicata), Friedrich Heinemann (0000-0003-3501-0199, Department of Corporate Taxation and Public Finance, ZEW Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany), Eckhard Janeba (0000-0002-4385-9320, University of Mannheim), Anasuya Raj (0000-0002-6050-4943, University of Zurich)
Year2022
Volume23
Issue3
Pages529-540
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Union Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-1165 • E-ISSN: 1741-2757
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14651165221098541
OpenAlexW4280627971
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

Using data from a unique survey of members of parliaments in France, Germany and Italy in 2018, we estimate the effects of three dimensions on EU and Euro Area fiscal reform preferences: nationality, political ideology and populism. We predict and confirm that a German populist party on the right is most opposed to a more developed European fiscal union, while a non-populist politician on the political left in France or Italy is most integrationist. Furthermore, the relative position of French and Italian policymakers is issue dependent and the left dimension outweighs the German dimension in two out of seven reform issues. Finally, populism intensifies the polarizing impact of national interests

Dimension (graph theory · Economic policy · Economics · European integration · European union · Geography · German · Ideology · Immigration · Nationality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Position (finance · Resizing · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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