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dc.contributor.authorJochimsen, Beateen
dc.contributor.authorNuscheler, Roberten
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-29T14:52:31Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-29T14:52:31Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/22138-
dc.description.abstractWe analyze the deficits of the German Länder for the period from 1960 to 2000 and test a number of hypotheses derived from the literature on the political economy of public expenditures and public deficits. Estimating a dynamic panel data model, we find evidence for political opportunism of the Rogoff/Sibert-type. German voters seem to favor fiscal discipline as debt issue is significantly lower in pre-election years. There is no evidence for partisan behavior. Party ideology thus plays a negligible role. As suggested by the theory, coalition governments issue more debt. This effect is, however, not statistically significant. If the probability of reelection is small, the incumbent government may find it beneficial to issue more debt. We consider four different approximations of the reelection probability but find evidence for none of them.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFreie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft |cBerlinen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDiskussionsbeiträge |x2005/6en
dc.subject.jelE60en
dc.subject.jelD72en
dc.subject.jelH62en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordPublic Debten
dc.subject.keywordPolitical Economyen
dc.subject.keywordGerman Länderen
dc.subject.keywordDynamic Panel Data Modelen
dc.subject.stwLänderhaushalten
dc.subject.stwHaushaltsdefiziten
dc.subject.stwPublic Choiceen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleThe Political Economy of the German Länder Deficits-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn495205575en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:fubsbe:20056en

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