Data Sets
Political Budget Cycles in New versus Established Democracies JME 52(7), October 2005
Extended version of
paper with background material
Data Set Because
of IFS data revisions, this data set cannot
be merged with newer IFS data
How Do Budget Deficits
and Economic Growth Affect Reelection Prospects? American Economic Review 98(5)
December 2008
Earlier version - NBER Working paper 11862
Electoral Manipulation via Voter-Friendly Spending: Theory and Evidence
Journal of Development
Economics 92(1), May 2010.
Earlier version - NBER Working paper 11085
Elections,
Leaders, and the Composition of Government Spending? NEW!