Fiscal Policy over the Election Cycle in Low-Income Countries /

Focusing on Low-Income Countries, we investigate the behavior of fiscal variables during and after elections. The results indicate that during election years, government consumption significantly increases and leads to higher fiscal deficits. During the two years following elections, the fiscal adju...

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Autore principale: Ebeke, Christian
Altri autori: Olcer, Dilan
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/153
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF