This article analyzes the determinants of the distribution of non-earmarked federal funds to the Argentine provinces between 1999 and 2009. The main contribution is that it brings the electoral cycle together with presidential popularity into the analysis. The main argument is that during election years, presidents tend to distribute more funds to the largest and most populated provinces (I call this electoral distribution). These districts have the largest number of voters. But in non-election years, presidents distribute to less populated, poorer, but overrepresented developing provinces. This is crucial to ensure legislative support (I call this governing distribution). Structural cleavages between rich and poor provinces also overlap wi...
This article revives an unresolved political debate now masquerading as an empirical puzzle: how can...
This paper presents evidence of the influence of political competition on the behavior of fiscal pol...
Resumen: What is the role of presidents in the politics of redistribution in developing democracies?...
This article studies the main factors that affect the allocation of non-earmarked federal funds to s...
Resumen: Este artículo estudia cuáles son los principales factores que influyen en la asignación de...
What is the role of presidents in the politics of distribution in developing democracies? To what ex...
Abstract. What is the role of presidents in the politics of distribution in developing democracies? ...
Using original data from the period 1999–2011 on federal infrastructure investment for all subnation...
We study how distributive politics affects political budget cycles and voting within a federal count...
How do fiscal institutions shape the ability of presidents and state governors in a federation to ma...
Governors and mayors contribute with necessary political inputs to federal politics, and the pr...
What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descriptive statis...
In this paper we study the determinants of the geographical distribution of the national budget amon...
What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descriptive statis...
Abstract: What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descript...
This article revives an unresolved political debate now masquerading as an empirical puzzle: how can...
This paper presents evidence of the influence of political competition on the behavior of fiscal pol...
Resumen: What is the role of presidents in the politics of redistribution in developing democracies?...
This article studies the main factors that affect the allocation of non-earmarked federal funds to s...
Resumen: Este artículo estudia cuáles son los principales factores que influyen en la asignación de...
What is the role of presidents in the politics of distribution in developing democracies? To what ex...
Abstract. What is the role of presidents in the politics of distribution in developing democracies? ...
Using original data from the period 1999–2011 on federal infrastructure investment for all subnation...
We study how distributive politics affects political budget cycles and voting within a federal count...
How do fiscal institutions shape the ability of presidents and state governors in a federation to ma...
Governors and mayors contribute with necessary political inputs to federal politics, and the pr...
What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descriptive statis...
In this paper we study the determinants of the geographical distribution of the national budget amon...
What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descriptive statis...
Abstract: What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descript...
This article revives an unresolved political debate now masquerading as an empirical puzzle: how can...
This paper presents evidence of the influence of political competition on the behavior of fiscal pol...
Resumen: What is the role of presidents in the politics of redistribution in developing democracies?...