Klingensmith, J. Zachary - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 1/16, pp. 1-17
Pork-barrel spending is the use of federal money for localized projects that yield only a narrow geographic benefit. It is a commonly held belief that politicians use this spending to improve their chances of re-election. One way that an incumbent can increase their chances of re-election is...
