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| Author: | Vlachos, J. |
| Title: | Who wants political integration? Evidence from the Swedish EU-membership referendum |
| Journal: | Journal of Public Economics
2004 : JUL, VOL. 88:7-8, p. 1589-1604 |
| Index terms: | Politics Integration European union Risk sharing Scandinavia Nordic countries Sweden |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The regional voting pattern of the Swedish European Union (EU)-membership referendum is analyzed to determine voters' preferences over two fiscal regimes: an autonomous Sweden, or Sweden as part of the EU. The author finds that inhabitants of rich and stable regions, with high levels of schooling, small receipts of central government transfers, and trade relations displaying comparative advantages towards the EU were relatively positive to membersip. A plausible interpretation is thus that voters in safe and rich regions voted in favour of dismantling the Swedish transfer system. |
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