Political Business Cycles and Expenditure Policies in Developing Countries /
The paper studies empirically fiscal policies around elections in 35 developing countries. It finds that governments try to improve their reelection prospects with the help of expansionary expenditure policies. Rising fiscal deficits before elections are followed by fiscal consolidation afterwards....
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| Μορφή: | Επιστημονικό περιοδικό |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1994.
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| Σειρά: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1994/121 |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full text available on IMF |