01825cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001374 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451843972 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Perotti, Roberto. Electoral System and Public Spending / Roberto Perotti, Massimo Rostagno, Gian Milesi-Ferretti. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students We study the effects of electoral institutions on the size and composition of public expenditure in OECD and Latin American countries. We present a model emphasizing the distinction between purchases of goods and services, which are easier to target geographically, and transfers, which are easier to target across social groups. Voters have an incentive to elect representatives more prone to transfer spending in proportional systems. The model also predicts higher primary spending in proportional systems when the share of transfer spending is high. After defining rigorous measures of proportionality, we find considerable empirical support for our predictions. Mode of access: Internet France imf Milesi-Ferretti, Gian. Rostagno, Massimo. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/022 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/022/001.2001.issue-022-en.xml IMF e-Library