Political business cycles in local employment: Evidence from Portugal

被引：19

作者：

Coelho, Cesar ^{[1
]}

Veiga, Francisco Jose ^{[1
]}

Veiga, Linda G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minho, Escola Econ & Gestao, P-4710057 Braga, Portugal

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 93卷 / 01期

关键词：

political business cycles; local governments; employment; Portugal;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2006.03.048

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Using employment data for Portuguese municipalities, we find strong evidence of political business cycles. Employment increases shortly before elections mainly in municipalities where the mayor's party has a majority of deputies in the municipal assembly and where she is running for reelection. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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