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Fiscal Perception and Voting

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  • N Bosch

    (Department of Public Finance, Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain)

  • J Suárez-Pandiello

    (Department of Economics, University of Oviedo, 33071 Oviedo, Spain)

Abstract

The effect of local fiscal policy perception on the electoral process in a representative democracy is investigated. The test is made by using an ordinary least squares regression on a sample of fifty Spanish municipalities. The dependent variable is the relative increase in the number of votes in support of the political party in power between the two previous local elections, and the independent variables are public investment and taxes collected by local government. The empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that fiscal perception affects voters’ behaviour.

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  • N Bosch & J Suárez-Pandiello, 1993. "Fiscal Perception and Voting," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 11(2), pages 233-238, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:11:y:1993:i:2:p:233-238
    DOI: 10.1068/c110233
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    4. J Suárez-Pandiello, 1996. "Financing Local Governments in Spain: New Solutions to Old Problems," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 14(4), pages 411-430, December.
    5. Sole Olle, Albert, 2003. "Electoral accountability and tax mimicking: the effects of electoral margins, coalition government, and ideology," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 19(4), pages 685-713, November.

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