Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/179668 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2018-47
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
In this paper, the authors examine the impact of municipal budget policy on the percentage of votes for the incumbent majority parties in subsequent elections. They contribute to the academic literature by examining the combined influence of taxes, expenditures and debt. Based on data for Flanders (Belgium) between 1994 and 2012, they find no significant association between these budget variables and the actual election results.
Subjects: 
budget policy
municipal elections
yardstick voting
political economics
JEL: 
D72
E62
H71
H72
P48
R50
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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