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What fuels conservative voting? Revisiting Costa Rica’s 2018 elections

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  • Marco Hidalgo Ramírez

    (Universidad de Costa Rica)

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Despite being known as the most stable and oldest democracy in Latin America, Costa Rica had an unprecedented electoral episode in early 2018. In the light of same-sex marriage legal approval, an evangelical conservative party openly against it suddenly took off in popularity during the campaign. For months the country experienced a tense polarizing atmosphere. In this research, I implement an Instrumental Variable econometric approach using district-level data since 1973 to rigorously test whether lower education and poverty fueled conservative support. My findings suggest that historical economic insecurity did cause conservative support against human rights.

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  • Marco Hidalgo Ramírez, 2024. "What fuels conservative voting? Revisiting Costa Rica’s 2018 elections," Working Papers 202402, Universidad de Costa Rica, revised Feb 2024.
    • Handle: RePEc:fcr:wpaper:202402
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