Legend of the Pork Barrel? The Causal Effect of Legislature Size on Public Spending
Holzmann C, Zaddach J (2019)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2019
Journal
Book Volume: 75
Pages Range: 39-58
Journal Issue: 1
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DOI: 10.1628/fa-2018-0024
Abstract
This paper investigates pork-barrel spending, the
inefficient effect of legislature size on public spending, in at-large
electoral systems. Using a rich panel-data set on German municipalities
whose councils are elected at large, we employ a regression
discontinuity design to estimate the causal effect of legislature size
of public spending. The empirical results indicate that the pork-barrel
effect in at-large electoral systems is of very small economic
magnitude. This finding is in line with the theoretical prediction of a
zero effect, but is in sharp contrast to previously published estimates
in the literature that commonly support a positive pork-barrel spending
effect.
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APA:
Holzmann, C., & Zaddach, J. (2019). Legend of the Pork Barrel? The Causal Effect of Legislature Size on Public Spending. Finanzarchiv, 75(1), 39-58. https://dx.doi.org/10.1628/fa-2018-0024
MLA:
Holzmann, Carolin, and Jonathan Zaddach. "Legend of the Pork Barrel? The Causal Effect of Legislature Size on Public Spending." Finanzarchiv 75.1 (2019): 39-58.
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