Economic Conditions and Congressional Elections
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Politics Quarterly
- Vol. 12 (1) , 71-88
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673x8401200104
Abstract
There are reasons to give special attention to the depression of the 1930s when attempting to estimate the relationship between economic conditions and congressional election results. In this analysis, a separate independent variable is used to account for the effects of the depression. Regression equations are estimated with and without the depression variable in order to allow for comparison. The relationship between economic conditions and election results is different when the depression variable is included.Keywords
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