Electoral Cycles in Active Labor Market Policies
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We examine how electoral motives influence active labor market policies that promote job-creation. Such policies reduce unemployment statistics. Using German state data for the period 1985 to 2004, we show that election-motivated politicians pushed job-promotion schemes before elections.
- University of Tübingen Germany
- University of Konstanz Germany
- Center for Economic Studies Germany
- Luneburg University
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active labor market policies, 330, opportunistic politicians, ddc:330, Arbeitsmarkt, P16, Arbeitsmarktpolitik , Arbeitsmarkt, J08, Arbeitsmarktpolitik, political business cycles, opportunistic politicians, active labor market policies, political business cycles,opportunistic politicians,active labor market policies, E62, political business cycles, H72, H61, jel: jel:E62, jel: jel:H72, jel: jel:H61, jel: jel:P16, jel: jel:J08
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