Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
Lund University, Department of Economics
No 2013:42: Divided We Fall. Conflicts of Interests Regarding Fiscal Discipline in Municipal Hierarchies
Lina Maria Ellegård ()
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Lina Maria Ellegård: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Abstract: Persistent budget deficits are commonly blamed on irresponsible governments. However, even if the government is fiscally responsible, the agents in charge of implementing the budget may be less concerned about fiscal discipline. According to the survey data analyzed in this paper, such conflicts of interests are associated with low fiscal performance and prevail in almost half of the Swedish municipalities. The empirical analysis points at some organizational features that may affect the prevalence of conflicts, and also indicates that conflicts may arise for reasons exogenous to the organization.
Keywords: local governments; fiscal discipline; conflict of interests; organization
JEL-codes: D23; D71; D73; D74; D78
24 pages, December 4, 2013
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