This paper presents evidence of the influence of political competition on the behavior of fiscal policy in Argentine provinces from 1987 to 2015. Contrary to the predominant theory and empirical evidence from subnational districts my estimations of a dynamic panel data show that political competition is associated with increases in public outlays and changes in its composition. This finding is strongly related to the large vertical fiscal imbalances that characterize the Argentine fiscal federalism. I conjecture that governors use the additional low-cost spending power given by federal transfers to feed clientelistic networks, increase public employment and direct subsidies to constituencies, thus enhancing their chances to remain in offi...
This dissertation investigates the causes for the divergent experiences of political and economic de...
This paper analyses the fiscal behavior of subnational districts in Argentina over the business cycl...
We study how distributive politics affects political budget cycles and voting within a federal count...
This paper presents evidence of the influence of political competition on the behavior of fiscal pol...
Evidence of Political Budget Cycles from cross-countries studies has been rationalized as coming fro...
What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descriptive statis...
This paper presents subnational evidence of electoraly-motivated changes in the level of public expe...
This paper examines the determinants of reelection of parties and mayors in Argentine local election...
This paper provides evidence on the fiscal policy prociclicality of Argentina's subnational district...
This dissertation explores the politics of fiscal decentralization in comparative perspective. Case ...
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 analyzes the determinants of the distribution of non-earmarked federal funds to the Arg...
The search for political determinants of intergovernmental fiscal relations has shaped much of the r...
This paper investigates the link between local budget outcomes and the intensity of party competitio...
This dissertation investigates the causes for the divergent experiences of political and economic de...
This paper analyses the fiscal behavior of subnational districts in Argentina over the business cycl...
We study how distributive politics affects political budget cycles and voting within a federal count...
This paper presents evidence of the influence of political competition on the behavior of fiscal pol...
Evidence of Political Budget Cycles from cross-countries studies has been rationalized as coming fro...
What is the effect of political competition on subnational social spending? Using descriptive statis...
This paper presents subnational evidence of electoraly-motivated changes in the level of public expe...
This paper examines the determinants of reelection of parties and mayors in Argentine local election...
This paper provides evidence on the fiscal policy prociclicality of Argentina's subnational district...
This dissertation explores the politics of fiscal decentralization in comparative perspective. Case ...
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 analyzes the determinants of the distribution of non-earmarked federal funds to the Arg...
The search for political determinants of intergovernmental fiscal relations has shaped much of the r...
This paper investigates the link between local budget outcomes and the intensity of party competitio...
This dissertation investigates the causes for the divergent experiences of political and economic de...
This paper analyses the fiscal behavior of subnational districts in Argentina over the business cycl...
We study how distributive politics affects political budget cycles and voting within a federal count...