Fragmented Politics and Public Debt /

In this paper, we study the impact of fragmented politics on public debt-in particular, between two consecutive legislative elections. Using data for 92 advanced and developing countries during 1975-2015, we find a positive association between political fragmentation and public debt changes. Corrupt...

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Autor principal: Crivelli, Ernesto
Otros Autores: Correa-Caro, Carolina, Gupta, Sanjeev, Mulas-Granados, Carlos
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/190
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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