
Picking winners at the ballot box : votes and local economic growth in Turkey
Author
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 1172-1274 (31 Dec. 2018)43 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
43
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
While there is systematic evidence of how governments affect policy outputs for strategic reasons, a limited amount of studies has assessed whether these distortions are consequential for economic growth.
Using data from Turkey over the period 2004-2013, the current paper measures the effect of voting for the national incumbent party on local economic performance.
New instrumental variable estimates suggest that provinces where the electoral race for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was closer have experienced faster per-capita GVA and employment growth rates.
The effect is economically substantive and increases in election years.
Results also provide evidence that the government has affected growth through the selective provision of state goods.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Luca, Davide. 2018. Picking winners at the ballot box : votes and local economic growth in Turkey. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957245
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Luca, Davide. Picking winners at the ballot box : votes and local economic growth in Turkey. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1172-1274 (Dec. 2018).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957245
American Medical Association (AMA)
Luca, Davide. Picking winners at the ballot box : votes and local economic growth in Turkey. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957245
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices.
Record ID
BIM-957245