Publication date
August 2007
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV ISSN
0165-1765 Journal
Economics Letters Citation count (estimate)
53Abstract
In Portugal, increases in investment expenditures and changes in the composition of spending favouring highly visible items are associated with higher vote percentages for incumbent mayors seeking re-election. The political payoff to opportunistic spending increased after democracy became well-established in the country.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - POCI/EGE/58641/2004European Regional Development Fund - Operational Programme “Science and Innovation 2010
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