Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/260098 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2013:42
Publisher: 
Lund University, School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Lund
Abstract: 
Persistent budget deficits are commonly blamed on irresponsible governments. However, even if the government is fiscally responsible, the agents in charge of implementing the budget may be less concerned about fiscal discipline. According to the survey data analyzed in this paper, such conflicts of interests are associated with low fiscal performance and prevail in almost half of the Swedish municipalities. The empirical analysis points at some organizational features that may affect the prevalence of conflicts, and also indicates that conflicts may arise for reasons exogenous to the organization.
Subjects: 
local governments
fiscal discipline
conflict of interests
organization
JEL: 
D23
D71
D73
D74
D78
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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