The Influence of Politicians’ Sex on Political Budget Cycles: An Empirical Analysis of Spanish Municipalities

Does a politician’s sex influence political budget cycles (PBCs)? We answer this question using a sample of Spanish municipalities from the Madrid region for the period 2010−2019. The Madrid region has a homogenous set of budget rules that allows consistently categorising budget expenditure items as...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 23-2022)
Main Authors:	García, Israel, Hayo, Bernd
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	Fiscal policy Spanish municipalities Wirtschaft Signalling mechanism Madrid region Political budget cycles Local politicians Gender Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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