Recent studies highlight that economic expectations are a crucial determinant of citizens’ satisfaction with democracy (SWD). This article relies on a cross-sectional analysis of European survey data collected in the aftermath of COVID-19 disease to investigate the relationship between citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects and their SWD. Our findings support the idea that citizens’ expectations about future economic prospects are correlated with SWD. Furthermore, they reveal that perceived conditions of material wellbeing moderate this relationship.

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对未来经济前景的期望和对民主的满意度：来自欧洲国家在 COVID-19 危机期间的证据

最近的研究强调，经济预期是公民对民主（SWD）满意度的关键决定因素。本文依靠对 COVID-19 疾病后收集的欧洲调查数据的横断面分析来调查公民对未来经济前景的期望与其 SWD 之间的关系。我们的研究结果支持公民对未来经济前景的预期与 SWD 相关的观点。此外，他们揭示了物质福利的感知条件缓和了这种关系。