Alessia Aspide

Alessia Aspide

@aspidea.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies | Political economy of public debt and fiscal policies | Southern European in the North "Hate never made any nation great again"

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Alessia Aspide
@aspidea.bsky.social

Immigration can help ageing countries reduce public debt by easing fiscal pressure. Yet this narrative is rarely heard in media or political discourse. 🔍 How does the public react when the fiscal benefits of immigration are made visible? Check out our latest publication 👇🏽 @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social

doi.orgThe mass politics of public debt, immigration, and austeritySeveral European governments are confronting both high public debt and ageing populations. Policymakers will confront the unpopular choices of austerity, increasing immigration, or continuing to le...
Alessia Aspide
@aspidea.bsky.social

In a second experiment, we study preferences in the context of parties' platforms: when asked how to reduce debt, people prefer immigration over austerity, and would rather increase immigration than let debt grow unchecked.

Alessia Aspide
@aspidea.bsky.social

Immigration can help ageing countries reduce public debt by easing fiscal pressure. Yet this narrative is rarely heard in media or political discourse. 🔍 How does the public react when the fiscal benefits of immigration are made visible? Check out our latest publication 👇🏽 @mdigiuseppe.bsky.social

doi.orgThe mass politics of public debt, immigration, and austeritySeveral European governments are confronting both high public debt and ageing populations. Policymakers will confront the unpopular choices of austerity, increasing immigration, or continuing to le...
Alessia Aspide
@aspidea.bsky.social

Using a real figure from Italy’s 2023 budget law, showing that public debt falls when immigration rises, we find that informing citizens of the fiscal effects of immigration leads to more positive views of immigrants and stronger support for pro-immigration policies.

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Insitute of Political Science Leiden
@polscileiden.bsky.social

Next week, on the 15th of May, Alessia Aspide @aspidea.bsky.social will defend her thesis 'Fiscal Preferences in Context: Fiscal rules, political agendas, and the mass politics of public debt'. Read about her key findings here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

universiteitleiden.nlUnderstanding Public Support for Budget Cuts and Tax IncreasesIn her dissertation, political scientist Alessia Aspide explores how public attitudes toward fiscal policy are formed. Her key finding: fiscal preferences are not shaped in a vacuum, but are deeply em...
Alessia Aspide
@aspidea.bsky.social

Public finance issues in Europe often bring Greece or Italy to mind. But France? This insightful piece unpacks the turmoil surrounding France's budget deficit and explains how it has largely avoided scrutiny—until now. A must-read! 👇

Camilla Locatelli@cami34.bsky.social

In case you are also following the French situation minute by minute, here is my take on its implications for EU fiscal governance for the @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

blogs.lse.ac.ukChaos in the numbers – the strange case of France’s budget deficitA no-confidence vote triggered by a dispute over the French budget has led to the collapse of the country’s government. Camilla Locatelli writes that France’s fiscal challenges offer important less…
Alessia Aspide
@aspidea.bsky.social

"Austerity remains a looming spectre on the political horizon of Europe. International obligations can raise public support for costly domestic policies, but can European fiscal rules influence public opinion and boost support for austerity?" Check the results of my survey experiment!

ECPR Standing Group on the European Union 🇪🇺@ecprsgeu.bsky.social

📘 European Union Politics, 25(4) ❓Can European fiscal pledges foster public support for austerity? PhD researcher Alessia Aspide uses a survey experiment in Italy to examine if the source of fiscal rules affects public support for austerity measures. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #OA 📖

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