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Research paper thumbnail of Lectio Praecursoria: Strategies of Public Sector Reform in the OECD Countries. A Comparison

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies of public sector reform in the OECD countries: A comparison

Research paper thumbnail of Liike Nyt ja nettidemokratian lupaus

Politiikasta.fi, Mar 14, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of The Hard Business of Balancing Budgets: A Study of Public Finances in Seventeen OECD Countries

British Journal of Political Science, Jun 27, 2001

During the past two decades growing public sectors and simultaneous slow economic growth have hig... more During the past two decades growing public sectors and simultaneous slow economic growth have highlighted the role of deficit management as a central part of economic policies in modern democracies. Both economists and political scientists have emphasized the role of political institutions in public financial policies. This study contributes to this growing body of research by showing that: (1) during election years public deficits increase because governments refrain from raising taxes; (2) multi-party governments are no more prone to deficit problems than one-party governments but they are more likely to raise both public expenditure and revenue; (3) in achieving deficit reductions, one-party governments with decentralized labour markets emphasize expenditure cuts while multi-party governments with centralized labour markets raise taxes; and (4) as a consequence, the highest tax rates can be found in countries with centralized labour markets, especially if labour market centralization is combined with multi-party government.

Research paper thumbnail of Suomessa politiikka ei näytä olevan rikki

Helsingin Sanomat, Apr 4, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Myytti nuorten poliittisesta passiivisuudesta

Politiikasta.fi, Jun 26, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Liike Nyt ja nettidemokratian lupaus

Politiikasta.fi, Mar 14, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Myytti nuorten poliittisesta passiivisuudesta

Politiikasta.fi, Jun 26, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Lectio Praecursoria: Strategies of Public Sector Reform in the OECD Countries. A Comparison

Research paper thumbnail of Suomessa politiikka ei näytä olevan rikki

Helsingin Sanomat, Apr 4, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Nuoret kansanvallan suunnannäyttäjinä: Onko Suomessa näkyvissä demokratiasta vieraantumista?

Valtion nuorisoneuvosto, Nuorisotutkimusseura, Nuorisotutkimusverkosto, opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Mar 12, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies of public sector reform in the OECD countries: A comparison

Research paper thumbnail of The Hard Business of Balancing Budgets: A Study of Public Finances in Seventeen OECD Countries

British Journal of Political Science, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Lectio Praecursoria: Strategies of Public Sector Reform in the OECD Countries. A Comparison

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies of public sector reform in the OECD countries: A comparison

Research paper thumbnail of Liike Nyt ja nettidemokratian lupaus

Politiikasta.fi, Mar 14, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of The Hard Business of Balancing Budgets: A Study of Public Finances in Seventeen OECD Countries

British Journal of Political Science, Jun 27, 2001

During the past two decades growing public sectors and simultaneous slow economic growth have hig... more During the past two decades growing public sectors and simultaneous slow economic growth have highlighted the role of deficit management as a central part of economic policies in modern democracies. Both economists and political scientists have emphasized the role of political institutions in public financial policies. This study contributes to this growing body of research by showing that: (1) during election years public deficits increase because governments refrain from raising taxes; (2) multi-party governments are no more prone to deficit problems than one-party governments but they are more likely to raise both public expenditure and revenue; (3) in achieving deficit reductions, one-party governments with decentralized labour markets emphasize expenditure cuts while multi-party governments with centralized labour markets raise taxes; and (4) as a consequence, the highest tax rates can be found in countries with centralized labour markets, especially if labour market centralization is combined with multi-party government.

Research paper thumbnail of Suomessa politiikka ei näytä olevan rikki

Helsingin Sanomat, Apr 4, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Myytti nuorten poliittisesta passiivisuudesta

Politiikasta.fi, Jun 26, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Liike Nyt ja nettidemokratian lupaus

Politiikasta.fi, Mar 14, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Myytti nuorten poliittisesta passiivisuudesta

Politiikasta.fi, Jun 26, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Lectio Praecursoria: Strategies of Public Sector Reform in the OECD Countries. A Comparison

Research paper thumbnail of Suomessa politiikka ei näytä olevan rikki

Helsingin Sanomat, Apr 4, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Nuoret kansanvallan suunnannäyttäjinä: Onko Suomessa näkyvissä demokratiasta vieraantumista?

Valtion nuorisoneuvosto, Nuorisotutkimusseura, Nuorisotutkimusverkosto, opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö, Mar 12, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies of public sector reform in the OECD countries: A comparison

Research paper thumbnail of The Hard Business of Balancing Budgets: A Study of Public Finances in Seventeen OECD Countries

British Journal of Political Science, 2001

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