Electoral cycles in active labor market policies
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in: Public Choice, Jahrgang 156, Nr. 1-2, 07.2013, S. 181-194.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Electoral cycles in active labor market policies
AU - Mechtel, Mario
AU - Potrafke, Niklas
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Active labor market policies
KW - Opportunistic politicians
KW - Political business cycles
KW - Economics
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U2 - 10.1007/s11127-011-9890-z
DO - 10.1007/s11127-011-9890-z
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84878937700
VL - 156
SP - 181
EP - 194
JO - Public Choice
JF - Public Choice
SN - 0048-5829
IS - 1-2
ER -