کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5066462 1476779 2016 18 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Voter turnout and fiscal policy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Voter turnout and fiscal policy
چکیده انگلیسی

In this paper, we examine whether shocks in voting costs can impact elected representatives' quality, defined as the capacity to fund projects at the lowest cost. Using data on French municipalities and local variations in seasonal infections incidence as a shock on voting cost, we estimate that higher incidence lowers voter turnout, increases subsidies obtained by a municipality, decreases harmful financial decisions, and increases the municipality's investment in infrastructure. We present a model where these predictions would hold, in particular for municipalities with a high base level of turnout.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Economic Review - Volume 89, October 2016, Pages 389-406
نویسندگان
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