Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the financial determinants of local government debt in New Zealand …. Design/methodology/approach To investigate the financial determinants of local government debt in New Zealand, the authors … analyse the relationship between key financial variables with local government debt in New Zealand based on the theories of …

their debt level, considering evidence from Portugal for the period 2004 - 2013. A static panel data model is applied …-electoral cycle, allowing the conclusion that, given the evidence from Portuguese municipalities, debt increases in election years … local authorities' debt levels. It is also clear that the financial crisis in the period 2008 - 2010 likewise had a positive …