Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
Using employment data for Portuguese municipalities, we find strong evidence of political business cycles. Employment increases shortly before elections mainly in municipalities where the mayor’s party has a majority of deputies in the municipal assembly and where she is running for reelection.
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2006
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/5661 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/5661 |