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Electoral cycles in MPs' salaries : evidence from the German States
Kauder, Björn; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016
Members of parliament (MPs) often decide on their own salaries. Voters dislike self-serving politicians, and politicians are keen to gratify their voters. In line with the political business cycle theories, politicians thus may well delay deciding on increases in salaries until after elections....
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Electoral Cycles in MPs' Salaries : Evidence from the German States
Kauder, Bjoern; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, Niklas - 2021
Members of parliament (MPs) often decide on their own salaries. Voters dislike self-serving politicians, and politicians are keen to gratify their voters. In line with the political business cycle theories, politicians thus may well delay deciding on increases in salaries until after elections....
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Communal fees and election cycles : evidence from German municipalities
Krause, Manuela - 2019
The political business cycle theories describe that election-motivated politicians manipulate economic policy …-making. Election cycles occur in many fiscal variables, for example tax rates. I examine whether electoral motives influence communal … municipalities from seven states over the period 1992-2006. The results show that municipalities increase communal fees in election …
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Electoral cycles in MPs' salaries : evidence from the German states
Kauder, Björn; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, Niklas - In: International tax and public finance 25 (2018) 4, pp. 981-1000
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