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Determinants of the influence of voters and interest groups on the political decision making process
Bischoff, Ivo - 2001
concessions in favor of voters and interest groups. As any concession causes losses in utility for the party members, the parties … on different groups of voters and interest groups is derived. These concessions are taken as an indicator for the … in this paper helps to determine the political influence of voters and interest groups. The illustrations show that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301406
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Determinants of the influence of voters and interest groups on the political decision making process
Bischoff, Ivo - 2001
concessions in favor of voters and interest groups. As any concession causes losses in utility for the party members, the parties … on different groups of voters and interest groups is derived. These concessions are taken as an indicator for the … in this paper helps to determine the political influence of voters and interest groups. The illustrations show that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509849
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Papua New Guinea; Selected Issues Paper and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper examines and tests the existence of political budget cycles in Papua New Guinea during the period 1988–2004. Several factors point to the existence of political budget cycles in Papua New Guinea. The paper provides an overview of the political business cycle literature, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245020
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Ethnic Diversity, Democracy, and Corruption
Yehoue, Etienne B. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
I study the link between ethnic diversity, democracy, and corruption. In a static model, I show that contrary to conventional wisdom, corruption might emerge as a negative externality of democracy. This occurs through ethnicity, which appears as a rent-extracting technology in a democratic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248127
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Corruption, Competition, and Contracts; A Model of Vote Buying
Vardy, Felix J. J.; Morgan, John - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
outcomes. We study contracts contingent upon individual votes, policy outcomes, and/or vote shares. Voters either care about … coincides with what voters care about. Vote buying becomes extremely costly, or even impossible, when there is no such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248248
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Money-Based Versus Exchange-Rate-Based Stabilization; Is there Space for Political Opportunism?
Aisen, Ari - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
In response to high and chronic inflation, countries have adopted different stabilization policies. However, the extent to which these stabilization programs were designed for political motives is not clear. Since exchange-rate-based stabilizations (ERBS) create an initial consumption boom...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263919
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Votingon the "Optimal" Size of Government
Olters, Jan-Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Viewing fiscal policies as the outcome of democratically resolved conflicts of households over public goods and taxes, the “economic model of politics” proposes a public choice approach, which does not rely on social welfare functions. With it, a country’s overall budget can be derived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264039
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Electoral System and Public Spending
Perotti, Roberto; Rostagno, Massimo V.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
target geographically, and transfers, which are easier to target across social groups. Voters have an incentive to elect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264182
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The Discipline-Enhancing Role of Fiscal Institutions; Theory and Empirical Evidence
Debrun, Xavier; Kumar, Manmohan S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper discusses the role of fiscal institutions, including budget rules and non-partisan agencies, in enhancing fiscal discipline. A dynamic model of fiscal policy shows that optimal institutions lack credibility unless the costs to bypass them are sufficiently high. In our model, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825631
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Political Budget Cycles in Papua New Guinea
Faal, Ebrima - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper assesses the presence of opportunistic electoral budget cycles in Papua New Guinea. Using quarterly time series data, a clear pattern emerges of pre-election manipulations of fiscal policy by incumbent governments, mainly in the form of increased development spending and overall...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826270