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Government popularity in the UK during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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  • Vítor Castro
  • Rodrigo Martins

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This study analyses how government popularity was shaped in the UK during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Using daily data for the Conservative party popularity rate, we find that their popularity was strongly dominated by factors related to the pandemic, more so by the political cases linked to its management and the measures that the government undertook than by the direct health impact of the coronavirus. The government stringency measures became more harmful for government popularity over time, especially when the pandemic metrics calmed down. The economy played a very marginal role in shaping government popularity during that period.

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  • Vítor Castro & Rodrigo Martins, 2024. "Government popularity in the UK during the COVID‐19 pandemic," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(3), pages 1382-1415, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecopol:v:36:y:2024:i:3:p:1382-1415
    DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.12292
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