Reelection incentives and political budget cycle: evidence from Brazil Incentivos da reeleição e ciclo político-orçamentário: evidência do Brasil

This article tests the presence of political budget cycle (PBC) in municipal elections in Brazil and checks whether mayors who adopt such policy have greater probability of reelection. Based on fiscal and electoral data of 5,406 Brazilian municipalities and applying the difference-in-differences eco...

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Main Author: Fabio Alvim Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas 2010-04-01
Series:Revista de Administração Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-76122010000200006