FREILLE SEBASTIAN
Congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Do private campaign contributions affect electoral results? An examination of Argentina national elections
Autor/es:
FREILLE, SEBASTIÁN
Lugar:
Córdoba
Reunión:
Jornada; 47 Jornadas Internacionales de Finanzas Públicas; 2014
Institución organizadora:
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Resumen:
In this paper we examine the impact of campaign contributions on electoral results in Argentine elections for the period 2007-2013. Using previously unavailable microdata on private campaign contributions we test several hypothesis concerning the relationship
between contributions, campaign spending and elections. Two questions motivate this investigation. First, whether the amount and composition of party electoral finance impacts on the vote share and probability of reelection. Secondly, whether sectoral interest groups
seem to fit to the ideological or lobbystic type. We find that the vote shares of parties is increasing in the ratio of private (non-corporate) to total campaign contributions.