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Budget referendums and government spending: evidence from Swiss cantons

Lars P. Feld; John G. Matsusaka · Journal of Public Economics 87(12), 2703-2724 · 2003

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Lars P. Feld; John G. Matsusaka
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DOI 10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00140-8
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2026-09-01

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EstablishedFeld and Matsusaka estimated, using a panel of Swiss cantons for 1980-1998, that mandatory referendums on new spending reduced government spending by 19% for the median canton.