The Effect of Ideological Distance on Voting Behaviour in Parliament under Different Economic Conditions: A Comparison between Portugal and Spain

• In Event: Legislative Behavior

Brief Overview

We empirically tests the impact of ideological distance between opposition parties and incumbents on consensus in parliament, in two different countries, Portugal and Spain, under different economic conditions.

Authors

• Anna Maria Palau Roque, University of Barcelona

• Elisabetta De Giorgi, University of Trieste

• João Cancela

• Luz Muñoz, University of Barcelona