Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...

Este artículo analiza las divergencias entre la inversión territorializada prevista en el proyecto de presupuestos, la aprobada en el presupuesto inicial, y la finalmente ejecutada por el Ministerio de Fomento. Comenzamos con una breve panorámica del centrifugado de inversiones en dicho...

In a highly decentralized country such as Spain, meeting national commitments on deficit and debt depends on the sustainability of regional public finances. At present, the deficit target of each region is defined according to its GDP share over national GDP. Although this approach is reasonable...