Replication Data for: Do Economic Variables Drive Political Approval Ratings? Evidence from Latin America

Using a panel of 17 Latin American countries for the period 2002–18, we study the impact of economic variables on government approval. Our empirical analysis shows that the one variable that appears consistently in all estimates is economic growth. More specifically, we show that for each point of additional growth, the approval rating increases between 1.4 and 2.0 percentage points. This tells us that a program focused on growth has a positive influence on the popularity of the government.