The Economic Effects of Electoral Rules
Evidence from Unemployment Benefits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12802484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincenzo Galasso (0000-0002-3882-0587, corresponding author), Salvatore Nunnari (0000-0002-1525-798X) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-291 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1554-0626 • E-ISSN: 1554-0634 |
| Publisher | Now Publishers (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1561/100.00018104 |
| OpenAlex | W2891580337 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
This paper provides a novel test of the link from electoral rules to economic policies. We focus on unemployment benefits because their classification as a broad or targeted transfer may vary – over time and across countries – according to the geographical dispersion of unemployed citizens, the main beneficiaries of the program. A simple theoretical model delivers unambiguous predictions on the interaction between electoral institutions and the unemployment rate in contestable and safe districts. Due to electoral incentives, the difference in the unemployment generosity between majoritarian and proportional systems depends on the difference in the unemployment rate between contestable and safe districts. We test this prediction using a novel dataset with information on electoral competitiveness and unemployment rates at district level, and different measures of unemployment benefit generosity for 16 OECD countries between 1980 and 2011. The empirical analysis strongly supports the theoretical predictions
Demographic economics · Economics · Empirical evidence · Generosity · Incentive · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Microeconomics · Political science · Unemployment · Unemployment rate · Economic Policies and Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |