Political business cycles in local employment
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: | workingPaper |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2005
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/2742 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/2742 |
| Resumo: | 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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