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A Fine Collection: The Political Budget Cycle of Traffic Enforcement

Research output: Working paper

Published
Publication date12/2017
Place of PublicationLancaster
PublisherLancaster University, Department of Economics
<mark>Original language</mark>English

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NameEconomics Working Papers Series

Abstract

With data from 1998 to 2015, we find evidence that before elections Italian mayors
issue fewer tickets and collect a lower proportion of issued fines. This provides evidence that mayors strategically use both tax setting and collection to affect elections.