Terror headlines and voting

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2022
Volume: 216
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

By combining data on terror news and individual political preferences, this paper finds that headlines about ISIS and terrorism in the context of the Syrian crisis increased the support for right-wing populism in England for the period 2013 to 2019.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:216:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522001616
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25