Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/152246 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
cege Discussion Papers No. 238
Version Description: 
Revised Version February 2017
Publisher: 
University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege), Göttingen
Abstract: 
This study investigates the impact of electing a majority in a municipality's legislative body on different items of the local current and capital accounts. Inference is based on a RDD approach and a dataset containing electoral and financial information for a sample of 278 homogeneous municipalities over 32 years. Results provide evidence of a significant causal impact of treatment on the most relevant items of the current and capital revenue and expenditure accounts. In particular, municipalities ruled by a legislative majority raise more revenues through current and capital transfers, but also have higher expenditures with personnel and investment goods.
Subjects: 
public finance
absolute majority
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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