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| Author: | Feld, L. P. Matsusaka, J. G. |
| Title: | Budget referendums and government spending: evidence from Swiss cantons |
| Journal: | Journal of Public Economics
2003 : DEC, VOL. 87:12, p. 2703-2724 |
| Index terms: | Budgetary control Referendums Switzerland |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors estimate regressions for Swiss cantons using panel data from 1980 to 1998 and find that mandatory referendums reduced government spending by 19% for the median canton after controlling for demographics and other determinants of spending. |
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