An integrated view of electoral results and opportunistic policies

The literature on political business cycles suggests that politicians systematically manipulate economic conditions before elections. The literature on vote and popularity functions suggests that economic conditions systematically affect election outcomes. This paper integrates these two strands of l...

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Main Author: Veiga, Francisco José (author)
Other Authors: Aidt, Toke S. (author), Veiga, Linda Gonçalves (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Voting functions
Opportunism
Political business cycles
Local governments
System estimation
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/7047
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/7047

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/7047

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