We evaluate the impact of political forces in the allocation of intergovernmental grants in Portugal, as it matured from a young to an established democracy. We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland municipalities from 1979 to 2002. Empirical results show that political variables condition the granting system, and that their importance changed over time. While political manipulation in the distribution of grants among municipalities seems to exist only in the early years of democracy, opportunistic effects are stronger in the latter years of the sample. We argue that the latter effect is due to a change in the political environment and to a lack of information on intergovernmental grants by voters.O artigo analisa o impac...
This paper offers additional insights on the interactions between economics and politics in Portugal...
This paper studies the effect of political variables on the gains obtained by Spanish regions in per...
In Portugal, increases in investment expenditures and changes in the composition of spending favouri...
We evaluate the impact of political forces in the allocation of intergovernmental grants in Portugal...
We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland Portuguese municipalities from 1979 to ...
We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland Portuguese municipalities from 1979 to 2...
We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland Portuguese municipalities from 1979 to 2...
The paper examines the determinants of the assignment of EU funds to Portuguese municipalities using...
This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the vo...
Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Man...
The paper examines the determinants of the assignment of EU funds to Portuguese municipalities using...
This article tests the hypothesis that the opportunistic manipulation of financial accounts by mayor...
Governments have an important role at defining the course of the economy. It is crucial, therefore, ...
Although the literature on the political economy of public finance is already quite extensive, most...
Although the literature on the political economy of public finance is already quite extensive, most...
This paper offers additional insights on the interactions between economics and politics in Portugal...
This paper studies the effect of political variables on the gains obtained by Spanish regions in per...
In Portugal, increases in investment expenditures and changes in the composition of spending favouri...
We evaluate the impact of political forces in the allocation of intergovernmental grants in Portugal...
We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland Portuguese municipalities from 1979 to ...
We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland Portuguese municipalities from 1979 to 2...
We use a large and unexplored dataset covering all mainland Portuguese municipalities from 1979 to 2...
The paper examines the determinants of the assignment of EU funds to Portuguese municipalities using...
This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the vo...
Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Man...
The paper examines the determinants of the assignment of EU funds to Portuguese municipalities using...
This article tests the hypothesis that the opportunistic manipulation of financial accounts by mayor...
Governments have an important role at defining the course of the economy. It is crucial, therefore, ...
Although the literature on the political economy of public finance is already quite extensive, most...
Although the literature on the political economy of public finance is already quite extensive, most...
This paper offers additional insights on the interactions between economics and politics in Portugal...
This paper studies the effect of political variables on the gains obtained by Spanish regions in per...
In Portugal, increases in investment expenditures and changes in the composition of spending favouri...