Arbeitspapier
Historical Roots of Political Extremism: The Effects of Nazi Occupation of Italy
The Italian civil war and the Nazi occupation of Italy occurred at a critical juncture, just before the birth of a new democracy. We study the impact of these traumatic events by exploiting geographic heterogeneity in the duration and intensity of civil war, and the persistence of the battlefront along the “Gothic line” cutting through Northern-Central Italy. We find that the Communist Party gained votes in postwar elections where the Nazi occupation lasted longer, mainly at the expense of centrist parties. This effect persists until the late 1980s and appears to be driven by equally persistent changes in political attitudes.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 6838
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Economic History: General
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Fontana, Nicola
Nannicini, Tommaso
Tabellini, Guido
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
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2017
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Fontana, Nicola
- Nannicini, Tommaso
- Tabellini, Guido
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2017