The political consequences of the 2008 Lehman Brothers financial crash

• In Event: Intervening Events and Exogenous Shocks to Voting Behavior

Brief Overview

Do economic shocks impact political behavior beyond their country of origin? As the political effects of economic shocks are underexplored, we see the Lehman Brothers collapse as an opportunity to study the impact of a massive, unexpected shock.

Authors

• Costin Ciobanu, Royal Holloway, University of London

• Joost van Spanje, Royal Holloway, University of London