The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia
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Data de Publicação: | 2021 |
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Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4617 |
Resumo: | The surge in support for independence in Catalonia (Spain) has received much political, journalistic, as well as academic attention. A popular account of the Catalan case stresses the allegation that motives relating to fiscal selfishness are behind the independence movement. The evidence presented in support of this argument is the positive correlation between income and support for independence. Some scholars, such as Thomas Piketty, even talk about a “Catalan syndrome,” according to which support for independence can ultimately be explained by fiscal selfishness and the prospect of creating a sort of tax haven in Catalonia. As prominent as this argument is, in this article I show that it rests on weak theoretical and empirical grounds. In order to do so, I reassess the existing evidence, using a more nuanced empirical strategy that allows for non-linear relations to emerge and controls for potential confounders. Then, I also present new evidence based on recently published census-tract level fiscal data, merged with election results. Finally, I spell out the mechanisms and observable implications of the “Catalan syndrome” argument and show that fiscal selfishness is not an important driver of the Catalan independence movement. |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in CataloniaCatalonia; fiscal preferences; income; independence; Piketty; secessionismThe surge in support for independence in Catalonia (Spain) has received much political, journalistic, as well as academic attention. A popular account of the Catalan case stresses the allegation that motives relating to fiscal selfishness are behind the independence movement. The evidence presented in support of this argument is the positive correlation between income and support for independence. Some scholars, such as Thomas Piketty, even talk about a “Catalan syndrome,” according to which support for independence can ultimately be explained by fiscal selfishness and the prospect of creating a sort of tax haven in Catalonia. As prominent as this argument is, in this article I show that it rests on weak theoretical and empirical grounds. In order to do so, I reassess the existing evidence, using a more nuanced empirical strategy that allows for non-linear relations to emerge and controls for potential confounders. Then, I also present new evidence based on recently published census-tract level fiscal data, merged with election results. Finally, I spell out the mechanisms and observable implications of the “Catalan syndrome” argument and show that fiscal selfishness is not an important driver of the Catalan independence movement.Cogitatio2021-12-10info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4617oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4617Politics and Governance; Vol 9, No 4 (2021): Secessionism in Liberal Democracies: What Do We Really Know About the Explanations of Secessionism?; 376-3852183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4617https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i4.4617https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4617/4617Copyright (c) 2021 Jordi Muñozhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMuñoz, Jordi2022-12-22T15:16:53Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4617Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:32.000720Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia Muñoz, Jordi Catalonia; fiscal preferences; income; independence; Piketty; secessionism |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia |
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Muñoz, Jordi |
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Muñoz, Jordi |
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Muñoz, Jordi |
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Catalonia; fiscal preferences; income; independence; Piketty; secessionism |
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Catalonia; fiscal preferences; income; independence; Piketty; secessionism |
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The surge in support for independence in Catalonia (Spain) has received much political, journalistic, as well as academic attention. A popular account of the Catalan case stresses the allegation that motives relating to fiscal selfishness are behind the independence movement. The evidence presented in support of this argument is the positive correlation between income and support for independence. Some scholars, such as Thomas Piketty, even talk about a “Catalan syndrome,” according to which support for independence can ultimately be explained by fiscal selfishness and the prospect of creating a sort of tax haven in Catalonia. As prominent as this argument is, in this article I show that it rests on weak theoretical and empirical grounds. In order to do so, I reassess the existing evidence, using a more nuanced empirical strategy that allows for non-linear relations to emerge and controls for potential confounders. Then, I also present new evidence based on recently published census-tract level fiscal data, merged with election results. Finally, I spell out the mechanisms and observable implications of the “Catalan syndrome” argument and show that fiscal selfishness is not an important driver of the Catalan independence movement. |
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