El impacto del período electoral en los gastos públicos de los municipios gauchos en los años 2009-2016

Translated title of the contribution: The impact of election periods on public expenditure in the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, 2009 to 2016

Caroline Lucion Puchale, Ohanna Larissa Fraga Pereira, Gilberto de Oliveira Veloso

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to demonstrate the possible existence of opportunistic political-economic cycles in current and capital expenditures in the municipalities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 2009 to 2016. To this end, econometric analysis was used through the estimation of a panel data model. The results show that the electoral calendar only has an influence on the current expenditures of the municipalities in the evaluated period, since these are short-term expenses that are easily observed by the electorate. Therefore, this study contributes to the theory by showing that fluctuations in the economy, in terms of current expenditure, of the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul for 2009 to 2016 are also explained by political variables, and not only by economic factors.
Translated title of the contributionThe impact of election periods on public expenditure in the municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, 2009 to 2016
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)185-209
JournalApuntes
Volume46
Issue number84
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Panel data
  • Budgetary variables
  • Political-economic cycles

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