Morozumi, Atsuyoshi; Veiga, Francisco José; Veiga, … - Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics (CFCM), …
This paper examines the effects of elections on central governments’ fiscal policy conducts. We construct a unique database of disaggregated spending and revenue series at the central government level, for a panel of up to 107 countries over the 1975-2010 period. Using this data, we show...