Political polarization and the size of government

We study the effect of political polarization on public spending using the dispersion of self-reported political preferences as our measure of polarization. Political polarization is strongly associated with smaller government in democratic countries, but there is no relationship between polarization and the size of government in undemocratic countries. The results are robust to a large set of control variables, including GDP per capita and income inequality.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Lindqvist, Erik ; Östling, Robert
Publisher:	Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics, The Economic Research Institute (EFI)
Subject:	Sozialer Indikator \| Regierung \| Wirtschaftslage \| Vertrauen \| Welt \| Soziale Beziehungen \| Political polarization \| social cohesion \| size of government \| redistribution

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Series:	SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance ; 628
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	512253358 [GVK] hdl:10419/56254 [Handle]
Classification:	H10 - Structure and Scope of Government. General ; H20 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue. General ; H41 - Public Goods
Source:	EconStor

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