Essays about: "Composition of Central Governmnet Expenditure"

Found 1 essay containing the words Composition of Central Governmnet Expenditure.

  1. 1. Public Opinion and Political Budget Cycles: Evidence of Pork Barrelling in the OECD

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Giovanni Palmioli; Julia Fagerberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Electoral Competition; Composition of Central Governmnet Expenditure; Public Opinion Polls; OECD Countries;

    Abstract : Incumbent politicians care about being re-elected; this paper presents an analysis of election-oriented fiscal policy outcomes that result from this desire. By making use of a self-compiled dataset of public opinion polling data covering three decades in OECD countries we find that electoral competition affects the composition of spending. READ MORE