Title:

Fiscal Conservatism in a New Democracy: `Sophisticated´ versus `Naive´ Voters

Authors:

Paulo Roberto Arvate (FGV)
George Avelino (FGV)
José Tavares (U Nova)

Journal:

Economics Letters

Year:

2009

Volume:

102

Pages:

125-127

JEL codes:

D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation
H62 - Deficit; Surplus
O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements: Legal, Social, Economic, and Political
O23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development