Electoral competition and the dynamics of public debt
Why and under what conditions do governments borrow before elections? This thesis aims to shed light on this question by exploring governments' incentives that give rise to political budget cycles, i.e. fluctuations in the budget balance during election times, under different political, institu...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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