Auswirkungen der direkten Demokratie auf die öffentlichen Finanzen: Empirische Ergebnisse für die Schweiz
Journal
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik
ISSN
0303-9692
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2002-12-01
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
This paper gives a survey of the empirical results of the impact of direct popular rights on public finances which have been achieved in a project financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Using panel data from the Swiss cantons from 1986 to 1997 and cross-section data from the Swiss local communities from 1990 it has been shown that the fiscal referendum leads on both governmental levels to lower public expenditure and revenue. At the local level it also brings about lower public debt. In conjunction with other, available empirical evidence this shows that direct democracy fosters sounder public finances. The results also indicate that it would be favourable to introduce a fiscal referendum at the national level.
Language
German
Keywords
Public Spending and Revenue
Budget Deficits
Fiscal Referenda
Direct Democracy
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Peter Lang
Publisher place
Bern
Volume
138
Number
4
Start page
411
End page
426
Pages
16
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
58735