Electoral Cycles in Active Labor Market Policies

We examine how electoral motives influence active labor market policies that promote job-creation. Such policies reduce unemployment statistics. Using German state data for the period 1985 to 2004, we show that election-motivated politicians pushed job-promotion schemes before elections.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Mechtel, Mario ; Potrafke, Niklas
Publisher:	Tübingen : University of Tübingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Subject:	political business cycles \| opportunistic politicians \| active labor market policies

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Series:	University of Tübingen Working Papers in Economics and Finance ; 2
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	657433403 [GVK] hdl:10419/45468 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:tuewef:2 [RePEc]
Classification:	P16 - Political Economy ; J08 - Labor Economics Policies ; H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures ; E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation ; H61 - Budget; Budget Systems
Source:	EconStor

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