Journal article
Do political parties matter? Evidence from German municipalities
- Abstract:
- We assess whether the partisanship of local councils affects the level and composition of local public spending by German municipalities. Our identification strategy exploits changes in the party with the absolute majority in the local council, combining an instrumental variable strategy with a matching approach to address potential selection into treatment. We find evidence for strong partisan effects: Communities with a left-wing council majority spend more on ‘people-oriented’ public goods and less on infrastructure than communities with a right-wing dominated council.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 565.6KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1515/ger-055-19
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- Publisher:
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Journal:
- German Economic Review More from this journal
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 153-198
- Publication date:
- 2020-10-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-08-24
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1468-0475
- ISSN:
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1465-6485
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1166517
- Local pid:
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pubs:1166517
- Deposit date:
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2021-03-08
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- Copyright holder:
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2020
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from De Gruyter at https://doi.org/10.1515/ger-055-19
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