Interactions in local governments’ spending decisions: evidence from Portugal

This paper aims to analyse the degree of interaction between Portuguese municipalities’ expenditure levels by estimating a dynamic panel model, based on jurisdictional reaction functions. The analysis is performed for all 278 Portuguese mainland municipalities from 1986 to 2006, using alternative wa...

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Main Author: Costa, Hélia (author)
Other Authors: Veiga, Linda Gonçalves (author), Portela, Miguel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38017
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/38017