Articles with "political business" as a keyword



The political business cycle of tax reforms

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Published in 2024 at "Public Choice"

DOI: 10.1007/s11127-024-01143-7

Abstract: A political business cycle (PBC), with governments adjusting and timing economic policy for electoral gains, has long been hypothesized. A lack of data has so far limited testing of this phenomenon for government policies as… read more here.

Keywords: tax reforms; political business; pbc; tax ... See more keywords
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Returnee entrepreneurs and the performance implications of political and business relationships under institutional uncertainty

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Published in 2021 at "Journal of Business Research"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.02.014

Abstract: Abstract Returnee entrepreneurs, despite their assumed advantages in possessing international experiences and advanced knowledge, suffer from liability of returnee due to a lack of relationships with political and business actors and experience institutional uncertainty in… read more here.

Keywords: institutional uncertainty; performance; political business; business relationships ... See more keywords

Capability and opportunism: Evidence from city officials in China

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Published in 2018 at "Journal of Comparative Economics"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2018.04.001

Abstract: Abstract Opportunism is prevalent in political competition and public policy making. This paper investigates how opportunism is mitigated by capabilities among city leaders in China. Taking advantage of China’s institutional setup with ample bureaucratic transfers,… read more here.

Keywords: opportunism; city; paper; evidence ... See more keywords

Is political business cycle an enemy to human development? Empirical evidence from Africa

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Published in 2019 at "Economic and Political Studies"

DOI: 10.1080/20954816.2019.1633821

Abstract: Abstract Extant literature has argued that, with major extension of democracy since the 1990s, political business cycle has become more intense and has made African political systems more fragile. In light of this, this paper… read more here.

Keywords: business; human development; political business; business cycle ... See more keywords

Global Finance, Political Business Cycles, and the Politics of Foreign Reserves

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Published in 2025 at "International Studies Quarterly"

DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqaf050

Abstract: Foreign reserves provide developing countries with resources for managing the effects of economic shocks and crises. Why do reserve levels vary across the developing world? Political business cycles (PBCs) have been associated with reserve level… read more here.

Keywords: global finance; finance; politics; business cycles ... See more keywords