BRAÑAS GARZA, PABLO ERNESTO, Solano, Angel
Si
Ration. Soc.
Article
Científica
1.068
01/08/2010
000283512400004
This paper explores a highly controversial issue: while most European countries are secular, the governments of these countries widely support religious institutions. The arguments put forward by the median voter seem insufficient to explain the data. We show that if political parties are allowed to take an ideological position with respect to religion, the observed deviations from the most preferred policy by the median voter could be explained.
favoritism; political economics; religiosity; voting