This article tests expectations generated by the veto players theory with respect to the over
time composition of budgets in a multidimensional policy space. The theory predicts that …

This paper shows that compromise between different ideologicalmotivations within
multiparty governments may result in a biastoward running budget deficits even if all parties …

This paper explores the structure of party competition across democratic nations and its
impact on the size and composition of government spending. The analytical framework …

This article tests the effect of an increase in the number of represented political parties and
the size of the majority party on the size of government—proxied by central government …

This paper explores on a panel of 19 OECD countries the role of fragmentation in
determining fiscal outcomes over the 1970–95 period. We first define the notion of …

A rough consensus has emerged that states with proportional representation systems are"
likely to run larger deficits than plurality states. We argue that electoral institutions matter …

We analyze how budgetary institutions affect government budget deficits in member states of
the European Union during 1984–2003 employing new indicators provided by Hallerberg et …

This paper presents new evidence on the hypothesis that coalition governments will find it
more difficult to keep their budgets in line after an adverse economic shock than do one …

This paper reexamines some recent empirical evidence on the hypothesis that institutional
arrangements in the political process affect budget deficits. The results of Roubini and Sachs …

Most industrialized countries entered the 1980s with their public finances in disarray. At the
time, persistent deficits pushed up public-debt-to-GDP ratios. Still, some countries proved …