Political-Economic Cycles: an analysis of public expenditures of the State of Paraná between 2003-2013

Authors

  • Edgar Marcel Gionedis Graduado em Ciências Econômicas pela UFPR.
  • Raquel Guimaraes Raquel é economista pela UFMG (2007), mestre em Demografia pela UFMG/Cedeplar (2010), mestre em Educação Internacional Comparada pela Stanford University (2012) e doutora em Demografia pela UFMG/Cedeplar (2014). É Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal do Paraná desde agosto de 2014. É membro da Comissão Assessora de Especialistas para Avaliação de Políticas Educacionais do INEP/MEC desde outubro de 2015. Possui interesses de pesquisa nas áreas de Demografia Econômica, Microeconomia do Desenvolvimento, Economia do Gênero, Economia da Educação e Microeconometria Aplicada

Keywords:

Political-economic cycles. Public expenditure. Panel data model.

Abstract

The relation between political processes and economic variables has been greatly explored in Economics. This relation occurs usually because government leaders have the power of decision on economic variables, for instance, while developing fiscal and monetary policies to stabilize or stimulate economic growth. The objective of this study is to contribute with the existing literature by analyzing the existence of political-economic cycles in the cities of the State of Paraná from 2003 to 2013. Based on theoretical studies, econometric tests were applied to verify the existence of political opportunism in the cities of Paraná. The econometric model used was of panel data with a fixed effect specification. The results prove that, in election years, the municipal public expenditure increases, while, in postelection years, such expenditure decreases. The conclusion of this paper is that there is an adjustment process of municipal expenditures with the electoral calendar, endorsing the hypothesis of the political-economic cycle.

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Published

2016-12-21

How to Cite

Gionedis, E. M., & Guimaraes, R. (2016). Political-Economic Cycles: an analysis of public expenditures of the State of Paraná between 2003-2013. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, 37(131), 177–198. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/796