Guillamón, Ma.; Bastida, Francisco; Benito, Bernardino - In: European Journal of Law and Economics 36 (2013) 3, pp. 447-469
This paper analyzes the effects of electoral cycles on municipal police expenditure. We use a database with information on Spanish municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants for the period 2001–2008. Our data show that incumbents increase police spending 1 year before the elections,...