Intergovernmental fiscal transfers as pork barrel

• Author(s): Veiga, Linda Gonçalves ; Veiga, Francisco José
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11708
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Intergovernmental transfers; Electoral competition; Pork-barrel politics
• Document Type: Research paper
• Language: English

Description

This paper simultaneously analyses the determinants of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and the votes that these transfers earn in subsequent legislative elections in Portugal. Results suggest that election year increases in transfers by the central government to municipalities secure added votes, and that these transfers are targeted at jurisdictions where the government faces risk of losing support.