Jochimsen, Beate; Nuscheler, Robert - In: Applied Economics 43 (2011) 19, pp. 2399-2415
We analyse the deficits of the German Lander (regional states) for the period 1960 to 2005 and test a number of hypotheses derived from the literature on the political economy of public deficits. We find evidence for the weak government hypothesis, that is, coalition governments issue...