Does tenure in office affect regional growth? The role of public capital productivity

We study the impact of tenure in office on economic performance. We evaluate the relationships between tenure in office and GDP growth, public capital growth, and public capital productivity using data for Spanish regions during the period 1980-1998. We find that tenure decreases the impact of publi...

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Published in:	Public choice Vol. 146; no. 1/2; pp. 75 - 92
Main Authors:	García-Vega, María, Herce, José A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston Springer 01-01-2011 Springer US Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Capital productivity Competition Economic competition Economic growth Economic performance Economic regions Economics Economics and Finance Election results GDP Gross Domestic Product Growth capital Interest groups Least squares Local government Political economy Political parties Political Science Politicians Productivity Public capital Public Finance Public sector Regional government Regions Reputations Specialty products State elections Studies Tenure Term limitations Variables Spain Tenure in office Regional governments H50 Public capital productivity O18 H11 GDP growth D70
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Summary:	We study the impact of tenure in office on economic performance. We evaluate the relationships between tenure in office and GDP growth, public capital growth, and public capital productivity using data for Spanish regions during the period 1980-1998. We find that tenure decreases the impact of public capital growth on GDP growth. Our results suggest that tenure affects GDP growth negatively through a decrease in public capital productivity.
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ISSN:	0048-5829 1573-7101
DOI:	10.1007/s11127-009-9584-y