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dc.titleElectoral Budget Cycles in Latin America and the Caribbean: Incidence, Causes, and Political Futility
dc.contributor.authorKraemer, Moritz
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-02-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1997-08-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effect of elections on fiscal policies in 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1983 to 1996. The budget surplus proves to be lower than normal in the preelectoral and higher in the postelectoral years. Both the expenditure and revenue sides contribute to this cyclicality.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011563
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Electoral-Budget-Cycles-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Incidence-Causes-and-Political-Futility.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subject.keywordsWP-354
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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