Strategic Configuration of Populist Electoral Gains under Economic Uncertainty

• In Event: Populism, Local Governance, and Loyalty: How Governments Maintain Power

Brief Overview

Populists gain votes under economic uncertainty when they combine ideological extremism, populism, and nationalism as a strategic bundle. Using DiD, logistic, and synthetic control, the paper shows gains occur only if all three attributes coexist.

Author

• Motoshi Suzuki, Kyoto University