In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regional allocation of infrastructure investment. We use a panel of data for the Spanish electoral districts during the period 1964-2004 to estimate an equation where investment depends both on economic and political variables. The results show that tactical politics do matter since, after controlling for economic traits, the districts with more ‘Political power’ still receive more investment. These districts are those where the incumbents’ Vote margin of victory/ defeat in the past election is low, where the Marginal seat price is low, where there is Partisan alignment between the executives at the central and regional layers of government, and whe...
This paper studies the factors driving the regional public investment at province level. Particularl...
According to the literature, governments have strong incentives to use the public budget tactically ...
finance issues that arise in decentralized countries. Special emphasis is put on applied research an...
In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regiona...
In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regiona...
In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regiona...
The efficiency-equity dilemma, in conjunction with political partisan interests, has received increa...
This paper analyses the main determinants of the regional allocation of infrastructure investment. T...
The dilemma efficiency versus equity, together with political partisan interests, has received incre...
Abstract. Considerable attention has been given to the efficiency-equity dilemma in explaining the t...
We study the determinants and productivity effects of regional transportation infrastructure investm...
While EU regional policy has the ambitious objective of supporting lagging regions and promoting int...
2Abstract. We examine the role of political competition in local elections on determining the region...
We contribute to the literature on the political determinants of regional financing by analyzing the...
This paper suggests a simple quantitative method to assess the extent to which public investment dec...
This paper studies the factors driving the regional public investment at province level. Particularl...
According to the literature, governments have strong incentives to use the public budget tactically ...
finance issues that arise in decentralized countries. Special emphasis is put on applied research an...
In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regiona...
In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regiona...
In this paper we analyze the effects of both tactical and programmatic politics on the inter-regiona...
The efficiency-equity dilemma, in conjunction with political partisan interests, has received increa...
This paper analyses the main determinants of the regional allocation of infrastructure investment. T...
The dilemma efficiency versus equity, together with political partisan interests, has received incre...
Abstract. Considerable attention has been given to the efficiency-equity dilemma in explaining the t...
We study the determinants and productivity effects of regional transportation infrastructure investm...
While EU regional policy has the ambitious objective of supporting lagging regions and promoting int...
2Abstract. We examine the role of political competition in local elections on determining the region...
We contribute to the literature on the political determinants of regional financing by analyzing the...
This paper suggests a simple quantitative method to assess the extent to which public investment dec...
This paper studies the factors driving the regional public investment at province level. Particularl...
According to the literature, governments have strong incentives to use the public budget tactically ...
finance issues that arise in decentralized countries. Special emphasis is put on applied research an...