TABLE 1
FROM:
Post-Maastricht Blues: The Transformation of Citizen Support for European Integration, 1973–2004
Richard C Eichenberg and Russell J Dalton
BACK TO ARTICLETable 1. Regression estimates of support for European integration, 1973–2004
| Dependent variable: level of net support (N=504) | Parameter | Panel corrected standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Constant | 43.352*** | 12.003 |
| Macroeconomic performance | ||
| GDP | 0.643 | 7.877 |
| Inflation | -1.217*** | 0.370 |
| Unemployment | -0.300 | 0.474 |
| Export concentration | ||
| Intra-EU export % | 0.137 | 0.154 |
| Political events | ||
| UK membership referendum | 26.567*** | 5.657 |
| Danish SEA referendum | 20.547*** | 5.450 |
| National traditions | ||
| United Kingdom | -37.898*** | 4.942 |
| Denmark | -26.130*** | 4.801 |
| Ireland | 5.176 | 6.979 |
| Italy | 17.199*** | 4.478 |
| Netherlands | 19.285*** | 4.028 |
| Controls | ||
| German unification | 4.827* | 2.933 |
| R 2 | 0.41 | |
*** P<0.001; * P<0.10.
Estimates follow the procedures described in Beck and Katz (1995, 1996): ordinary-least squares estimates with panel-corrected standard errors and a nation-specific correction for serial autocorrelation.
