Political stability and fiscal policy: time series evidence for the Swiss federal level since 1849

This paper explores the role of political stability on fiscal policy choices in a time-series analysis over 158 years on the Swiss federal level. We argue that the fiscal-commons problem of public finances is affected by the time-horizon of a finance minister. Arguably, the incentives for an incumbe...

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Main Authors: Feld, Lars P. (Author) , Schaltegger, Christoph A. (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: München CESifo 2009
Series:CESifo working paper Public finance 2691
In: CESifo working papers (2691)

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Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://www.cesifo-group.de/DocCIDL/cesifo1_wp2691.pdf
Download aus dem Internet, Stand: 10.07.2009, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/30671
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Author Notes:Lars P. Feld; Christoph A. Schaltegger
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