Political decision makers and their relevance for public finances
Sebastian Thomasius
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2013 ; 1. Aufl.
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| Authors: | Thomasius, Sebastian |
| Publisher: |
Baden-Baden : Nomos Verlag |
| Subject: | Finanzpolitik | Fiscal policy | Politische Entscheidung | Political decision | Persönlichkeitspsychologie | Personality psychology | Neue politische Ökonomie | Public choice | EU-Staaten | EU countries | Kommunale Finanzpolitik | Local fiscal policy | Bayern | Bavaria | Länderhaushalt | State budget | Deutschland | Germany | Finanzwirtschaft | Entscheidungsträger |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] |
Online Resource
| Extent: | Online-Ressource |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Hochschulschrift |
| Language: | English |
| Thesis: | Zugl.: Berlin, Univ., Diss., 2013 |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Contribution and main findings; 2 Relevance of decision makers in politics; 2.1 Candidate characteristics and election outcomes; 2.2 Decision maker characteristics and (policy) outcomes; 2.2.1 Economic policy and economic growth; 2.2.2 Monetary policy; 2.2.3 Spending priorities and public good provision; 2.2.4 Changes in the form of government; 2.2.5 Corporate performance; 2.3 Strength of the finance minister and fiscal policy; 2.3.1 Theoretical considerations; 2.3.2 Empirical evidence 3 Mayors in Bavarian municipalities3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Institutional setting and data; 3.2.1 Politics and public finances at the local level in Germany; 3.2.2 Description of our data set; 3.3 Empirical model and methodology; 3.3.1 Sharp regression discontinuity design; 3.3.2 Fuzzy regression discontinuity design; 3.4 Estimation results; 3.4.1 Education and incumbency experience on electoral success; 3.4.2 Education and incumbency experience on fiscal outcomes; 3.4.3 Specific professions on fiscal outcomes; 3.4.4 Validity of the regression discontinuity design; 3.5 Conclusion 3. A Appendix: Parametric and non-parametric implementation3. B Appendix: Figures and tables; 4 Finance ministers in German states; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Institutional setting; 4.2.1 Germany's federal design and political parties; 4.2.2 Fiscal federalism in Germany; 4.2.3 Budgeting procedures in Germany; 4.3 Personality of the finance minister and public deficits in German states; 4.3.1 Budgetary preferences of the finance minister; 4.3.2 Ability of the finance minister; 4.3.3 Traditional theories on budget deficits as control variables; 4.4 Empirical analysis; 4.4.1 Model specification 4.4.2 Description of the data set4.4.3 Estimation methods; 4.4.4 Estimation results; 4.4.5 Robustness checks; 4.5 Conclusion; 4. A Appendix; 5 Finance ministers in Europe; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Public finances and the European finance ministers; 5.2.1 Public finances and the finance minister's ability; 5.2.2 Public finances and the finance minister's preferences; 5.3 Data set and empirical model; 5.3.1 Specification of the econometric model; 5.3.2 Description of the data set; 5.4 Results and robustness checks; 5.4.1 Results related to the finance minister's ability 5.4.2 Results related to the finance minister's preferences5.4.3 Robustness checks; 5.5 Conclusion; 5. A Appendix; 6 Conclusion; 6.1 Main results and contribution; 6.2 Critical appraisal of different results and methods; 6.2.1 Different results and fiscal institutions and attitudes; 6.2.2 Different empirical methods; 6.3 Policy implications; 6.4 Further research; 6.5 Concluding remarks; References; Kurzfassung in deutscher Sprache 201310 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8487-0814-7 ; 3-8487-0814-0 ; 978-3-8452-5005-2 ; 978-3-8452-5005-2 ; 978-3-8487-0814-7 |
| Other identifiers: | 10.5771/9783845250052 [DOI] |
| Classification: | Finanzwissenschaft |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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