Conditional Election and Partisan Cycles in Government Support to the Agricultural Sector: An Empirical Analysis
研究了1975-2009年70多个民主国家中选举和政府意识形态对农业公共资金的影响，发现选举前支持增加，右翼政府比左翼政府向农业转移更多收入，且政治周期受选举制度等因素影响。
We examine the effect of elections and government ideology on public funding to the agricultural sector using a panel model for more than 70 democratic countries from 1975‐2009. We find that support for agriculture increases prior to elections, and that right‐wing governments redistribute more income to the agricultural sector than left‐wing governments. Political cycles are conditional on certain factors; for example, elections have a stronger effect on support under right‐wing cabinets. Further, in industrialized countries, the election (partisan) effect is strongest under majoritarian (proportional) electoral systems. In developing countries, the election (partisan) effect is strongest under proportional (majoritarian) electoral systems.