Intergovernmental fiscal transfers as pork barrel

This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the votes that these transfers earn in subsequent legislative elections in Portugal. Results suggest that election year increases in transfers by the central government to municipalities secure added votes, and that these transfers are targeted at jurisdictions where the government faces risk of losing support

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Veiga, Linda Gonçalves ; Veiga, Francisco José
Institutions:	Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas (NIPE), Universidade do Minho
Subject:	intergovernmental transfers \| electoral competition \| pork-barrel politics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NIPE Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 7/2010
Classification:	H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism ; D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; D78 - Positive Analysis of Policy-Making and Implementation ; E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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