Replication data for: Fiscal Policy and the Democratic Process in the European Union, EUP 2002
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'The construction of a monetary union with a single currency in Europe raises serious concerns for those who understand the democratic process as one in which social groups compete on different ideological programs.  This is because it increasingly constrains national governments of different partisan hues to follow similar fiscal and monetary policies.  Recent empirical studies indicate that these concerns might be somewhat misplaced since there is evidence that partisan convergence on macroeconomic policy predates these institutional developments.  One problem with these studies, though, is that they fail to include the electoral system as a constraint on partisan behavior.  Since electoral systems generate centripetal and centrifugal tendencies, we should only expect to find strong evidence for partisan differences where electoral rule' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["electoral system","european monetary union","fiscal policy","partisan politics"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'The construction of a monetary union with a single currency in Europe raises serious concerns for those who understand the democratic process as one in which social groups compete on different ideological programs.  This is because it increasingly constrains national governments of different partisan hues to follow similar fiscal and monetary policies.  Recent empirical studies indicate that these concerns might be somewhat misplaced since there is evidence that partisan convergence on macroeconomic policy predates these institutional developments.  One problem with these studies, though, is that they fail to include the electoral system as a constraint on partisan behavior.  Since electoral systems generate centripetal and centrifugal tendencies, we should only expect to find strong evidence for partisan differences where electoral rule' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
The construction of a monetary union with a single currency in Europe raises serious concerns for those who understand the democratic process as one in which social groups compete on different ideological programs.  This is because it increasingly constrains national governments of different partisan hues to follow similar fiscal and monetary policies.  Recent empirical studies indicate that these concerns might be somewhat misplaced since there is evidence that partisan convergence on macroeconomic policy predates these institutional developments.  One problem with these studies, though, is that they fail to include the electoral system as a constraint on partisan behavior.  Since electoral systems generate centripetal and centrifugal tendencies, we should only expect to find strong evidence for partisan differences where electoral rule
electoral system; european monetary union; fiscal policy; partisan politics