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Electoral accountability in a country with two-tiered government

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  • David Granlund, 2011. "Electoral accountability in a country with two-tiered government," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 148(3), pages 531-546, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:148:y:2011:i:3:p:531-546
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-010-9682-x
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    1. Thomas Aronsson & David Granlund, 2017. "Federal subsidization of state expenditure to reduce political budget cycles," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 24(3), pages 536-545, June.

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    Keywords

    Moral hazard; Separation of powers; Stackelberg; Transparency; Voting theory; D72; H00; H77;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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