Political expenditure cycles and election outcomes: Evidence from disaggregation of public expenditures by economic functions |
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| Authors: | Sören Enkelmann Markus Leibrecht |
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| Institution: | 1. Leuphana University, Department of Economics, Scharnhorststrasse 1, D-21335 Lüneburg, Germany;2. Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Arsenal Objekt 20, A-1030 Vienna, Austria |
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| Abstract: | We analyze electorally motivated public spending using disaggregated expenditure data. Election cycles in total expenditures and in specific sub-categories mainly exist in newly democratized Eastern European countries. However, electorally motivated spending policies are ineffective means to enhance the re-election probability. |
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| Keywords: | H11 H30 H50 |
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