This paper searches for a general equilibrium model of optimal growth and endogenous fiscal policy with the aim of …

In this paper we study the link between elections, fiscal policy and economic growth/fluctuations. The set-up is a … dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of growth and endogenously chosen fiscal policy, in which two political parties … economic growth. The model is estimated using quarterly data for Germany, the UK and the US from 1960 to 1999. Our econometric …