Original
The Compleat Economic Voter in Belgium: Channels of Accountability in a Complex Multilevel Government System
Abstract
Recent literature has suggested that economic voting is a multidimensional concept, where valence is but one aspect of the compleat economic voter, along with economic policy position and patrimony (i.e., ownership of assets). Leveraging data from the 2019 Belgian election survey within a distinctive electoral context, this study makes two significant contributions: Firstly, it demonstrates multidimensional economic voting exists in a complex electoral setting, such as that of Belgium. Secondly, it reveals that regional economic development engenders conditional diverse dimensions of the compleat economic voter. In Flanders, a region that incentivizes liberal market competition, we find the emergence of high-risk patrimonial voters. In contrast, Wallonia, a region with strong industry protectionism, encourages valence and positional economics dimensions. These findings have implications for both the economic voting and the multilevel governance literatures.
中文
比利时的完备经济选民：复杂多层级政府体系中的问责渠道
摘要
近期文献表明，经济投票是一个多维概念，其中效价（valence）只是完备经济选民的一个方面，此外还包括经济政策立场和资产所有权（patrimony，即对资产的所有权）。本研究利用2019年比利时选举调查数据，在一个独特的选举情境中做出两项重要贡献：第一，它表明多维经济投票存在于比利时这样的复杂选举环境中。第二，它揭示区域经济发展会催生完备经济选民的不同条件性维度。在鼓励自由市场竞争的佛兰德斯，我们发现高风险资产型选民的出现；相比之下，在具有强烈产业保护主义的瓦隆，绩效评价和立场性经济维度得到强化。这些发现对经济投票和多层级治理文献均具有启示意义。
关键词
经济投票、多层级治理、比利时、问责、区域经济发展、资产所有权、效价、经济政策立场