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European fiscal reform preferences of parliamentarians in France, Germany and Italy

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  • Sebastian Blesse

    (Department of Corporate Taxation and Public Finance, ZEW Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; CESifo, Munich, Germany)

  • Massimo Bordignon

    (Department of Economics, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy)

  • Pierre C Boyer

    (Department of Economics, CREST-École polytechnique, Institut polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France)

  • Piergiorgio Carapella

    (8385Centro Studi Confindustria, Rome, Italy)

  • Friedrich Heinemann

    (Department of Corporate Taxation and Public Finance, ZEW Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany; University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Eckhard Janeba

    (68144Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany)

  • Anasuya Raj

    (27217Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland)

Abstract

Using data from a unique survey of members of parliaments in France, Germany and Italy in 2018, we estimate the effects of three dimensions on EU and Euro Area fiscal reform preferences: nationality, political ideology and populism. We predict and confirm that a German populist party on the right is most opposed to a more developed European fiscal union, while a non-populist politician on the political left in France or Italy is most integrationist. Furthermore, the relative position of French and Italian policymakers is issue dependent and the left dimension outweighs the German dimension in two out of seven reform issues. Finally, populism intensifies the polarizing impact of national interests.

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  • Sebastian Blesse & Massimo Bordignon & Pierre C Boyer & Piergiorgio Carapella & Friedrich Heinemann & Eckhard Janeba & Anasuya Raj, 2022. "European fiscal reform preferences of parliamentarians in France, Germany and Italy," European Union Politics, , vol. 23(3), pages 529-540, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:eeupol:v:23:y:2022:i:3:p:529-540
    DOI: 10.1177/14651165221098541
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