Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results.
In this research letter, we examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes for the incumbent majority parties in subsequent elections. We contribute to the academic literature by examining the combined influence of taxes, expenditures and debt. Based on data for Flanders (B...
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| author | Stijn Baert Herman Matthijs Ilse Verdievel |
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| description | In this research letter, we examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes for the incumbent majority parties in subsequent elections. We contribute to the academic literature by examining the combined influence of taxes, expenditures and debt. Based on data for Flanders (Belgium) between 1994 and 2012, we find no significant association between these budget variables and the actual election results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a771e0cdea24772b67a9ae61e7aabee2022-12-21T18:34:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01148e022161910.1371/journal.pone.0221619Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results.Stijn BaertHerman MatthijsIlse VerdievelIn this research letter, we examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes for the incumbent majority parties in subsequent elections. We contribute to the academic literature by examining the combined influence of taxes, expenditures and debt. Based on data for Flanders (Belgium) between 1994 and 2012, we find no significant association between these budget variables and the actual election results.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221619 |
| spellingShingle | Stijn Baert Herman Matthijs Ilse Verdievel Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results. PLoS ONE |
| title | Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results. |
| title_full | Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results. |
| title_fullStr | Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results. |
| title_short | Voting with your wallet? Municipal budget policy and election results. |
| title_sort | voting with your wallet municipal budget policy and election results |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221619 |
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