higher during election years, and reduce lending patterns thereafter. The study shows that countries that enforce monetary … regulatory independence of the central bank dampens the positive effect of elections on bank lending around election years while … they amplify the reductive effects on bank lending after election periods. There is a wake-up call for countries with weak …

moments estimation techniques was employed for the analysis. We find that local assemblies hold less cash during election … years, which suggests that election may be one of the potential factors to mitigate agency conflict in weak governance … cash in local assemblies that have political connections, which continues and becomes more pronounced in election years …

moments estimation techniques was employed for the analysis. We find that local assemblies hold less cash during election … years, which suggests that election may be one of the potential factors to mitigate agency conflict in weak governance … cash in local assemblies that have political connections, which continues and becomes more pronounced in election years …