Abstract
We examine how electoral motives influence active labor market policies that promote (short term) job-creation. Such policies reduce measures of unemployment. Using German state data for the period 1985 to 2004, we show that election-motivated politicians pushed job-promotion schemes before elections.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Public Choice |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 181-194 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISSN | 0048-5829 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 07.2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Research areas and keywords
- Economics
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Economics and Econometrics
- Sociology and Political Science
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