Election Outcomes and Economic Conditions: An Application of a Logit Model
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 1993
Publication Title
Journal of Economics and Finance
DOI
10.1007/BF02920087
ISSN
1938-9744
Abstract
In this paper the author examines the impact of macroeconomic conditions on the probability of the incumbent party winning a gubernatorial election. Using a sample of 265 gubernatorial elections held during the 1970–1988 period, the findings of this study indicate that the incumbent party’s probability of victory is not significantly affected by either state or national macroeconomic conditions. The author also finds that neither the unemployment rate nor per capita income growth affect the incumbent party’s probability of winning an election.
Recommended Citation
Levernier, William.
1993.
"Election Outcomes and Economic Conditions: An Application of a Logit Model."
Journal of Economics and Finance, 17 (1): 115-126: Springer.
doi: 10.1007/BF02920087 source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02920087
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/economics-facpubs/157
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