Legislative production and public spending in France

François Facchini and Elena Seghezza ()
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Elena Seghezza: University of Genoa

Public Choice, 2021, vol. 189, issue 1, No 5, 91 pages

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this article is to help explain the history of the public spending-to-GDP ratio in France by examining the production of laws and regulations. It empirically finds a positive and significant relationship between the number of pages in the Official Gazette of the French Republic and the development of the public expenditure-to-GDP ratio. We rely on the number of pages in the Official Gazette as a proxy for the cost of implementing laws and regulations. If unchecked, a proliferation of laws and regulations expands public spending. Over the period 1905–2015, a 10% increase in pages caused a 1.14% increase in the public expenditure-to-GDP ratio.

Keywords: Public spending; Law; “Self-reinforcing” process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H61 K20 N44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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