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Electoral effects of intergovernmental fiscal transfers: An application to local elections in the province of Cordoba, 1995-2011

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  • Sebastián Freille

    (Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Unidad Asociada al Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ( Córdoba, Argentina))

  • Marcelo Capello

    (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (Córdoba, Argentina). IERAL de Fundación Mediterránea (Córdoba, Argentina))

Abstract

We examine the impact of descentralized public policy in the form of intergovernmental fiscal transfers on local election outcomes –the probability of reelection. We assemble a new and unique dataset recording every local executive election in the period 1995-2011 and examine the electoral effect of various types of intergovernmental fiscal transfers. We find that the odds of reelecting local incumbents are increasing in the incumbency dummies for both major parties. Local governments which receive a positive discretionary transfer from the provincial government have also associated higher odds of being reelected. The probability of reelection is also increasing in the difference in the vote share between the winner and the runner up in the previous election. Finally we find evidence that the amount of discretionary transfers per capita affect positively the probability of reelection only in those governments aligned with the provincial government. Our results are robust to controlling for other potential explanatory variables. / Analizamos el impacto de la política pública descentralizada bajo la forma de transferencias fiscales inter-gubernamentales sobre los resultados electorales a nivel local. Usando una base de datos especialmente compilada para este trabajo, examinamos el impacto de diferentes tipos de transferencias inter-gubernamentales sobre la probabilidad de reelección. Encontramos que la probabilidad de reelección de los incumbentes es creciente en las dummies de incumbencia para los dos principales partidos. Los gobiernos locales que reciben un monto positivo de transferencias discrecionales desde el gobierno provincial también poseen mayores probilidades de ser reelegidos. La probabilidad de reelección también es creciente en relación a la diferencia en el porcentaje de votos entre el primero y el segundo en la eleccion previa. Finalmente, encontramos evidencia de que el monto de transferencias discrecionales per capita afecta positivamente la probabilidad de reelección sólo en aquellos gobiernos locales alineados políticamente con el gobierno provincial. Nuestros resultados son robustos a la inclusión de variables de control adicionales.

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  • Sebastián Freille & Marcelo Capello, 2014. "Electoral effects of intergovernmental fiscal transfers: An application to local elections in the province of Cordoba, 1995-2011," Revista de Economía y Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 52(1), pages 113-135, Diciembre.
  • Handle: RePEc:ief:reveye:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:113-135
    DOI: 10.55444/2451.7321.2014.v52.n1.14938
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    Keywords

    Reelection; Transfers; Fiscal Policy; Municipalities;
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    JEL classification:

    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities

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