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dc.contributor.authorHayo, Bernden
dc.contributor.authorNeumeier, Florianen
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-14-
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-04T13:49:45Z-
dc.date.available2012-04-04T13:49:45Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/56501-
dc.description.abstractWe examine determinants of the composition of public expenditure in the German Laender (states) over the period 1993-2008, as the Laender exhibit a high degree of institutional and political homogeneity and are endowed with extensive fiscal competences. Our prime contribution is an investigation into how political leaders' socioeconomic background influences public spending priorities. Applying sociological theory, we link preferences for the composition of public spending to social status. In contrast to approaches relying on political budget cycles or partisan theory, we find strong and theory-consistent evidence that prime ministers tend to favour fiscal policies supporting the social class in which they are socialised. Governments led by prime ministers from a poor socioeconomic background spend significantly more on social security, education, health, infrastructure, and public safety.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aPhilipps-University Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics |cMarburgen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aMAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics |x09-2012en
dc.subject.jelE62en
dc.subject.jelH75en
dc.subject.jelH76en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordleadershipen
dc.subject.keywordsocioeconomic statusen
dc.subject.keywordsocial rivalryen
dc.subject.keywordpublic expenditure compositionen
dc.subject.stwÖffentliche Ausgabenen
dc.subject.stwLänderfinanzenen
dc.subject.stwRegierungschefen
dc.subject.stwSozialer Statusen
dc.subject.stwTeilstaaten
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwDeutschlanden
dc.titleLeaders' impact on public spending priorities: The case of the German Laender-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn68528686Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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