Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal

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Main Author: Coelho, César
Publication Date: 2006
Other Authors: Veiga, Francisco José, Veiga, Linda Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/5661
Summary: Using employment data for Portuguese municipalities, we find strong evidence of political business cycles. Employment increases shortly before elections mainly in municipalities where the mayor’s party has a majority of deputies in the municipal assembly and where she is running for reelection.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
title Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
spellingShingle Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
Coelho, César
Political business cycles
Local governments
Employment
Portugal
Social Sciences
title_short Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
title_full Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
title_fullStr Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
title_sort Political business cycles in local employment : evidence from Portugal
author Coelho, César
author_facet Coelho, César
Veiga, Francisco José
Veiga, Linda Gonçalves
author_role author
author2 Veiga, Francisco José
Veiga, Linda Gonçalves
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Coelho, César
Veiga, Francisco José
Veiga, Linda Gonçalves
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Political business cycles
Local governments
Employment
Portugal
Social Sciences
topic Political business cycles
Local governments
Employment
Portugal
Social Sciences
description Using employment data for Portuguese municipalities, we find strong evidence of political business cycles. Employment increases shortly before elections mainly in municipalities where the mayor’s party has a majority of deputies in the municipal assembly and where she is running for reelection.
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