Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne - Institutt for Samfunnsøkonomi, Norges … - 2003
This paper analysis the link between political strength and public sector wages using a unique matched individual …-employer data set for Norwegian local governments during the period 1990-1998. The results indicate that political strength … executive, has a negative effect. The positive effect of political strength is consistent with a model in which the budgetary …