Does opportunism pay off?

This article tests the hypothesis that the opportunistic manipulation of financial accounts by mayors increases their chances of re-election. Working with a large and detailed dataset comprising all Portuguese mainland municipalities, which covers the municipal elections that took place from 1979 to...

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Main Author: Veiga, Francisco José (author)
Other Authors: Veiga, Linda Gonçalves (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6523
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6523