Under Pressure! How Vertical Partisan Alignment Affects Subnational Political Budget Cycles

• In Event: Electoral and Political Business Cycles

Brief Overview

Using hierarchical data from Brazil and Mexico, we show how vertical partisan alignment weakens the incentive for subnational governments to engage in election-related spending, thereby weakening subnational political budget cycles.

Authors

• Allyson L. Benton, City, University of London

• Lorena G. Barberia, University of São Paulo