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Closer to election, more light: electricity supply and elections in a postconflict transition economy

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  • Drini Imami
  • Endrit Lami
  • Edvin Zhllima
  • Muje Gjonbalaj
  • Geoffrey Pugh

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In our paper, we analyse the supply of electricity in conjunction with elections in Kosovo. The results confirm our hypotheses that before scheduled (regular) parliamentary elections, the supply of electricity increases significantly above usual levels, but that this is not the case for early (snap) elections. This paper contributes to the Political Business Cycle (PBC) literature in two ways. It provides additional evidence of incumbent manipulation of non-classical policy instruments before elections. The paper contributes also to the PBC debate by revealing different incumbent strategies in scheduled and early elections, respectively, thus highlighting the importance of distinguishing between these types of elections in PBC research.

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  • Drini Imami & Endrit Lami & Edvin Zhllima & Muje Gjonbalaj & Geoffrey Pugh, 2020. "Closer to election, more light: electricity supply and elections in a postconflict transition economy," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 376-390, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:32:y:2020:i:3:p:376-390
    DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2019.1640982
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    1. Vladan Ivanovic & Endrit Lami & Drini Imami, 2023. "Political Budget Cycles in Early Versus Regular Elections: The Case of Serbia," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 65(3), pages 551-581, September.

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