Add to ORKGWe explore the quality of political representation of constituents' preferences for budgetary decisions within a quasi-experimental setting. In the Swiss referendum process, constituents reveal their preferences for budgetary proposals which are either expected to increase or decrease public debts. We match individual politicians' voting behavior on debt increasing and debt reducing legislative proposals with eight real referendum decisions on exactly the same issues from 2008 to 2011. Thereby, we directly explore deviations of politicians from constituents' preferences with respect to budgetary policie
In this paper, we consider if extreme policies in terms of more polarized budgets can occur under th...
This paper concerns the political economy of budget balances and focuses on fiscal referendums. It s...
This paper investigates political representation by exploring the relationship between citizens' pre...
The separation of powers is endogenous to the politico-economic process, and thus to politicians' se...
This paper focuses on the observed empirical relationship between fiscal rules and budget deficits, ...
Using data covering 5 election moments (1976-2000) for 308 Flemish municipalities we look for eviden...
Despite the central role of the Swiss parliament and its members in political decision-making, we kn...
Using a unique set of electoral rules present in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, we explore the qu...
While most observers feel that interest groups influence parliamentary decisions, direct evidence on...
We show that voters are fiscal conservatives, although in the long run only: while the average (over...
In this paper, we analyze politicians’ expectations about future compliance with a fiscal rule, and ...
Local fiscal referenda The dampening effect on taxes and spending Local and regional governments acc...
In this research letter, we examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes...
The principle of equal political representation can be undermined by differences in economic resourc...
In this paper, we consider if extreme policies in terms of more polarized budgets can occur under th...
This paper concerns the political economy of budget balances and focuses on fiscal referendums. It s...
This paper investigates political representation by exploring the relationship between citizens' pre...
The separation of powers is endogenous to the politico-economic process, and thus to politicians' se...
This paper focuses on the observed empirical relationship between fiscal rules and budget deficits, ...
Using data covering 5 election moments (1976-2000) for 308 Flemish municipalities we look for eviden...
Despite the central role of the Swiss parliament and its members in political decision-making, we kn...
Using a unique set of electoral rules present in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, we explore the qu...
While most observers feel that interest groups influence parliamentary decisions, direct evidence on...
We show that voters are fiscal conservatives, although in the long run only: while the average (over...
In this paper, we analyze politicians’ expectations about future compliance with a fiscal rule, and ...
Local fiscal referenda The dampening effect on taxes and spending Local and regional governments acc...
In this research letter, we examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes...
The principle of equal political representation can be undermined by differences in economic resourc...
In this paper, we consider if extreme policies in terms of more polarized budgets can occur under th...
This paper concerns the political economy of budget balances and focuses on fiscal referendums. It s...
This paper investigates political representation by exploring the relationship between citizens' pre...