Ferris, J. Stephen; Voia, Marcel-Cristian - In: Canadian Journal of Economics 44 (2011) 1, pp. 107-132
This paper asks whether Canadian data is consistent with the predicted effects of political opportunism, partisanship, and political competition on real output growth since Confederation. Using annual data from 1870 to 2005 we find new support for an opportunistic electoral cycle in Canadian...