Federal Subsidization of State Expenditure to Reduce Political Budget Cycles
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In this note we analyze whether a federal transfer system can be designed to increase welfare when state governments create political budget cycles. The results show how the federal government can counteract the welfare costs of these cycles, without hindering politicians from signaling their type, by announcing a transfer scheme to subsidize expenditures that voters do not consider when voting. JEL Classification: D61, D72, H71.
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