Title of article
Political business cycles in local employment: Evidence from Portugal
Author/Authors
César Coelho، نويسنده , , Francisco José Veiga، نويسنده , , Linda G. Veiga، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
6
From page
82
To page
87
Abstract
Using employment data for Portuguese municipalities, we find strong evidence of political business cycles. Employment increases shortly before elections mainly in municipalities where the mayorʹs party has a majority of deputies in the municipal assembly and where she is running for reelection.
Keywords
Employment , Local governments , Portugal , Political business cycles
Journal title
Economics Letters
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Economics Letters
Record number
436047
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