Political expenditure cycles and election outcomes: Evidence from disaggregation of public expenditures by economic functions

Sören Enkelmann and Markus Leibrecht

Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 121, issue 1, 128-132

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.

Keywords: Political expenditure cycle; Political economy; Re-election probability; COFOG (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H30 H50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.07.015

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