Political budget cycles in Indonesia at the district level

Bambang Suharnoko Sjahrir, Krisztina Kis-Katos and Günther Schulze

Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 120, issue 2, 342-345

Abstract: We find significant political budget cycles (PBCs) for Indonesian districts only for direct, not for indirect, elections. PBCs are significantly stronger if the incumbent runs for reelection. They are well identified due to the exogenously different timing of elections.

Keywords: Political budget cycles; Indonesia; Local elections; Direct and indirect elections (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H72 H75 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.05.007

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