Intergovernmental transfers and re-election concerned politicians
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Keywords
Elections; Term limits; Career concerns; Federalism; Intergovernmental transfers; D72; H77;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H10 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - General
- H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
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