PARTY AFFILIATION AND PUBLIC SPENDING: EVIDENCE FROM US GOVERNORS

被引：38
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作者：
Beland, Louis-Philippe [1 ]
Oloomi, Sara [1 ]
机构：
[1] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Econ, Baton Rouge, LA 70820 USA
来源：
ECONOMIC INQUIRY | 2017年 / 55卷 / 02期
关键词：
REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGN; ECONOMIC OUTCOMES; POLITICAL-PARTIES; POLICY CHOICES; MATTER; HOUSE; EXPENDITURES; ELECTIONS; GROWTH; STATES;
D O I：
10.1111/ecin.12393
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper investigates whether the party affiliation of governors (Democrat or Republican) has an impact on the allocation of state expenditures. Exploiting gubernatorial election results from 1960 to 2012 and a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD), we find that Democratic governors allocate a larger share of their budget to health/hospitals and education sectors. We find no significant impact of the political party of governors on total spending, only on the allocation of funds. The results are robust to a wide range of controls and model specifications. (JEL D72, H75, H72)
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页码：982 / 995
页数：14
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