Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7349329 Economics Letters 2018 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
We find evidence that before elections Italian mayors issue fewer traffic tickets and collect a lower proportion of issued fines. This is first-hand evidence that tax collection - other than tax setting - can be strategically used to affect electoral results.
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A fine collection: The political budget cycle of traffic enforcement
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