Haan, Jakob de; Jong-A-Pin, Richard; Mierau, Jochen O. - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2012
We analyze how budgetary institutions affect government budget deficits in member states of the European Union during … whether the impact of budgetary institutions on budget deficits is conditioned by political fragmentation (i.e., ideological … of spending ministers). Our results suggest that strong budgetary institutions, no matter whether they are based on …