Political Business Cycles and National Tax Policies in the EU Countries

A.A. Andrikopoulos, John Loizides and K.P. Prodromidis

Athens University of Economics and Business from Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International and European Economic Studies

Abstract: The paper examines wheter the tax changes observed in eleven countries of the European Union during the 1965-1996 period could be attibuted to intended pre-election period actions of incumbent governments seeking their reelection or to traditional stabilizing fiscal policies.

Keywords: TAXES; BUSINESS CYCLES; ELECTIONS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H8 H3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: Written 2001

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