More elections, more burden? On the relationship between elections and public debt in Africa
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More elections, more burden? On the relationship between elections and public debt in Africa
Nimonka Bayale, Abdou-Fataou Tchagnao and Hopestone Kayiska Chavula
Publisher: African Review of Economics and Finance
Pub: 2021-06-08 09:38:22
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The political determinants of public indebtedness in developing countries is still generating a lot of interest among academics and policy makers. This paper investigates whether elections influence the public debt dynamics relying on data from 51 African countries spanning 1990 to 2015. The analyses are conducted using the fixed effects and the system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The results reveal that although all types of elections increase public debt, only the impact of the presidential elections are significant. The findings are robust irrespective of the estimation technique. The paper recommends African countries to rationalize public resources, particularly in the election years.
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Keywords
Public debt; Elections; Africa; Fixed effects; System GMM
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Public debt; Elections; Africa; Fixed effects; System GMM