• 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