{"id":9136,"date":"2025-12-15T20:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=9136"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T23:53:35","slug":"a-model-and-evidence-on-dysfunctional-federalism-distributive-politics-and-two-sided-coattail-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=9136","title":{"rendered":"A model and evidence on dysfunctional federalism: distributive politics and two-sided coattail effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wonderplugin-pdf-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-pdf-embed\/pdfjslight\/web\/viewer.html?v=2&file=https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/works\/works2025\/25.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We study vote for president and governor in a model where discretionary fiscal policy allows the president to favor politically aligned districts and, when there is  asymmetric information, engage in political budget cycles. 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