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Are there Political Budget Cycles in the Euro Area?
This article examines whether there is a political budget cycle (PBC) in countries in the euro area. Using a multivari ate model for 1999–2004 and various election indicators we find strong evidence that, since the start of the Stability and Growth Pact, fiscal policy-makers in the euro area have pursued expansionary policies before elections. In an election year – but not in the year prior to the election – the budget deficit increases. This result is in line with third-generation PBC models, which are based on moral hazard. We also find a significant but small partisan effect on fiscal policy outcomes.
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Seite(n): 191-211
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Englisch
- Notes
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Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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European Union Politics, 7(2)
- Subject
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Wirtschaft
Öffentliche Finanzen und Finanzwissenschaft
Wirtschaftspolitik
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Mink, Mark
Haan, Jakob de
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Veröffentlichung
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Vereinigtes Königreich
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2006
- DOI
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-228983
- Rights
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST
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- Zeitschriftenartikel
Associated
- Mink, Mark
- Haan, Jakob de
Time of origin
- 2006