Dahlberg, Matz; Mörk, Eva - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 57 (2011) 3, pp. 480-498
Do governments increase public employment in election years? This article answers this question by using data from … Sweden and Finland, two countries that are similar in many respects but in which local elections are held at different points … in time. These facts make it possible for us to separate an election effect from other time effects. Our results indicate …