The Impact of Extending Term Limits on the Political Budget Cycle and Corruption: Evidence from Italy

• In Event: Responsiveness and Elections

Brief Overview

We study the impact of the introduction of the possibility to run for an additional term in Italian municipalities on local public budgets and corruption. Increasing term limits causes an increase in local governments’ presence and corruption.

Authors

• Nikolaj Broberg, European University Institute

• pietro panizza, European University Institute