Political Business Cycles
Author | : Bruno S. Frey |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 1858983991 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781858983998 |
Rating | : 4/5 (998 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Political Business Cycles by : Bruno S. Frey
Download or read book Political Business Cycles written by Bruno S. Frey and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of articles on how the government influences the economy in order to secure re-election. This book surveys the empirical and major theoretical approaches, such as vote maximization, partisan and vote-cum-partisan models, and rational political business cycles. It provides extensions including the role of the central bank, of direct democracy, and the cycles in European communist countries, as well as discussing policy relevance.