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TY - JOUR
T1 - A fine collection
T2 - The political budget cycle of traffic enforcement
AU - Bracco, Emanuele
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Economics Letters. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Economics Letters, 164, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.01.011
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - We find evidence that before elections Italian mayors issue fewer traffic tickets and collect a lower proportion of issued fines. This is first-hand evidence that tax collection – other than tax setting – can be strategically used to affect electoral results.
AB - We find evidence that before elections Italian mayors issue fewer traffic tickets and collect a lower proportion of issued fines. This is first-hand evidence that tax collection – other than tax setting – can be strategically used to affect electoral results.
KW - Political budget cycle
KW - Parking tickets
KW - Tax collection
U2 - 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.01.011
M3 - Journal article
VL - 164
SP - 117
EP - 120
JO - Economics Letters
JF - Economics Letters
SN - 0165-1765
ER -