FREILLE SEBASTIAN
Congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
The electoral effect of fiscal transfers: An application to Argentine local elections
Autor/es:
FREILLE, SEBASTIÁN; CAPELLO, MARCELO
Lugar:
Córdoba
Reunión:
Jornada; 45 Jornadas Internacionales de Finanzas Públicas; 2012
Institución organizadora:
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Resumen:
In this paper, we examine the impact of descentralized public policy on local election outcomes ?both the probability of reelection and the intensity of local electoral competition. We assemble a new and unique dataset recording local election outcomes in the province of Cordoba for the 1995-2011 period and examine the electoral effect of various types of intergovernmental fiscal transfers. We find that the odds of reelecting local incumbents are increasing in the
incumbency dummies for both major parties and increasing in the level of discretionary extraordinary transfers. The probability of reelection is also increasing in the difference in the vote share between the winner and the runner up in the previous election. Our results are robust to controlling for other potential explanatory variables.
incumbency dummies for both major parties and increasing in the level of discretionary extraordinary transfers. The probability of reelection is also increasing in the difference in the vote share between the winner and the runner up in the previous election. Our results are robust to controlling for other potential explanatory variables.
