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

Data and Statistical Appendix          

Earlier version - NBER Working paper 11862

 

Electoral Manipulation via Voter-Friendly Spending: Theory and Evidence Journal of Development Economics 92(1), May 2010.

Data Appendices

Earlier version - NBER Working paper 11085 



Elections, Leaders, and the Composition of Government SpendingNEW!

Statistical Appendix  

Data Sources and Further Results