2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-76122010000200006
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Reelection incentives and political budget cycle: evidence from Brazil

Abstract: K e y w o r d S : elections and voting; local public spending; Brazil.Pa l av r a S -c h av e : eleições e voto; gasto público local; Brasil.This article tests the presence of political budget cycle (PBC) in municipal elections in Brazil and checks whether mayors who adopt such policy have greater probability of reelection. Based on fiscal and electoral data of 5,406 Brazilian municipalities and applying the difference-in-differences econometric method as well as logistic regressions, the results provide some … Show more

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“…In terms of electoral cycles in Brazil, they could be more accentuated due to the periodic nature of the current electoral calendar in which the government knows ahead of time when elections will be held, which enables them to "adjust" their public policy decisions to this calendar in order to obtain better evaluations from the voters at the precise moment that they vote (Klein, 2010;Klein and Sakurai, 2015).…”
Section: Electoral Cyclesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In terms of electoral cycles in Brazil, they could be more accentuated due to the periodic nature of the current electoral calendar in which the government knows ahead of time when elections will be held, which enables them to "adjust" their public policy decisions to this calendar in order to obtain better evaluations from the voters at the precise moment that they vote (Klein, 2010;Klein and Sakurai, 2015).…”
Section: Electoral Cyclesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Esses fatores são apontados como origem da vulnerabilidade no longo prazo e que inviabilizam o ajuste fiscal (GADELHA; DIVINO, 2008;FARAH, 2008;KLEIN, 2010;NEDUZIAK, 2013).…”
Section: Esforço Fiscalunclassified
“…A competição tributária entre governos do mesmo nível e de diferentes níveis em uma federação gera externalidades sobre as receitas tributárias de cada ente federado (FARAH, 2008;KLEIN, 2010). Assim, se um Estado, que cria empregos e renda em seu território, reduz as alíquotas dos tributos de sua competência, gera impactos sobre as finanças públicas dos demais estados.…”
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