TY - JOUR
T1 - European fiscal reform preferences of parliamentarians in France, Germany and Italy
AU - Blesse, S.
AU - Bordignon, Massimo
AU - Boyer, P. C.
AU - Carapella, Piergiorgio Maria
AU - Heinemann, F.
AU - Janeba, E.
AU - Raj, A.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Euro Area reforms
KW - European integration
KW - national parliament
KW - populist parties
KW - survey
KW - Euro Area reforms
KW - European integration
KW - national parliament
KW - populist parties
KW - survey
UR - https://publicatt.unicatt.it/handle/10807/232230
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U2 - 10.1177/14651165221098541
DO - 10.1177/14651165221098541
M3 - Article
SN - 1465-1165
VL - 23
SP - 529
EP - 540
JO - European Union Politics
JF - European Union Politics
IS - 3
ER -