Political Business Cycles (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics)

A collection of articles on how the government influences the economy in order to secure re-election. This book surveys the empirical and major theoretical approaches, such as vote maximization, partisan and vote-cum-partisan models, and rational political business cycles. It provides extensions including the role of the central bank, of direct democracy, and the cycles in European communist countries, as well as discussing policy relevance.

Author: Bruno S. Frey

Binding: Hardcover

EAN: 9781858983998

Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Pub

Number of pages: 491

Product group: Book

Studio: Edward Elgar Pub

Publication Date: 1997-04

Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub

Pages: 491

ISBN: 1858983991

View this book in Amazon