RT Journal Article
T1 Explaining preferences for EU integration: Theory and empirical evidence
A1 Mauerer, Ingrid Doris
A1 Puy-Segura, María Socorro
A1 Urzay-Gómez, Sergi
K1 Derecho comunitario
K1 Países de la Unión Europea
K1 Política económica
K1 Integración económica
AB We present and empirically test a model that explains how European citizens form their preferences for integration, which is crucial for understanding the public support for EU advancement. The model incorporates varying levels of information and awareness of how EU legislation impacts national politics as well as economic considerations. The empirical results indicate that European citizens tend to be aware of the interplay between EU laws and national legislation. We reach this conclusion by showing that further EU integration is supported by citizens who believe EU legislation amends their national policies. By contrast, Euroscepticism emerges among citizens who perceive the EU as interfering in their domestic politics. Our theory and empirical evidence suggest that citizens see EU legislation as correcting or undermining national politics, contrasting with other theories that directly link support for integration and Euroscepticism to left- and right-wing ideological orientations.
PB Elsevier
YR 2025
FD 2025-05-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38599
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38599
LA eng
NO Ingrid Mauerer, M. Socorro Puy, Sergi Urzay-Gómez, Explaining preferences for EU integration: Theory and empirical evidence, European Economic Review, Volume 176, 2025, 105038, ISSN 0014-2921, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2025.105038.
NO Funding for open acces charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA. Ingrid Mauerer received financial support from the Junta de Andalucía, Spain under the research project EMC21-00256, M. Socorro Puy from the research project PID2023-147391NB-I00 founded by PID2023-147391NB-I00, and Sergi Urzay-Gómez from the research project PID2022-138003NB-I00 founded by PID2023-147391NB-I00 and the grant 2021SGR00570 from Generalitat de Catalunya.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 3 mar 2026