Correction to: The effect of financial scarcity on discretionary spending, borrowing, and investing

Discretionary Spending

Skin & Allergy News ◽

10.1016/s0037-6337(07)71001-x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

ALAN ROCKOFF

Keyword(s):

Discretionary Spending

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Budgetary Authority and Coalition Management

10.1093/oso/9780198817208.003.0008 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Chaisty ◽

Nic Cheeseman ◽

Timothy J. Power

Keyword(s):

Resource Dependence ◽

Economic Resources ◽

System Level ◽

Energy Prices ◽

Economic Crises ◽

Government Transparency ◽

Discretionary Spending ◽

The Cost ◽

Coalition Size

This chapter considers how presidents use their budget powers and the allocation of targeted discretionary spending to manage their coalitions. It considers the costs of budget tool deployment (in terms of time, controversy, and economic resources), and the factors that affect these costs: system-level factors (government transparency, federalism, personal-vote elections), coalition-level factors (coalition size, fragmentation, and heterogeneity), and conjunctural factors (economic crises and energy prices). It explores these factors with cases of budget tool deployment in Ukraine, Ecuador, and Russia. The Ecuadorean and Russian cases illustrate the divergent effects of resource dependence on the cost of budget tool dependence. Finally, it uses data from MP surveys to show the high value that legislators attribute to budget tools, and to illustrate how the composition of coalitions affects the costs that presidents are likely to face.

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209. Does increased regional discretionary spending correlate with safety in spine surgery among Medicare beneficiaries?

The Spine Journal ◽

10.1016/j.spinee.2021.05.416 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (9) ◽

pp. S107

Author(s):

Hyunkyu Ko ◽

Darrel S. Brodke ◽

Megan Vanneman ◽

Andrew J. Schoenfeld ◽

Brook I. Martin

Keyword(s):

Spine Surgery ◽

Medicare Beneficiaries ◽

Discretionary Spending

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THE EFFECT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ON INCUMBENT VICTORIES IN ELECTIONS

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2019.7488 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 685-693

Author(s):

Dewi Darmastuti Darmastuti ◽

Dyah Setyaningrum

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Local Government ◽

Winning Strategy ◽

Social Assistance ◽

Financial Assistance ◽

Opportunistic Behavior ◽

Municipal Governments ◽

Discretionary Spending ◽

Average Proportion

Purpose of the study: This study aims to investigate the opportunistic behavior of local government heads in Indonesia using discretionary spending (grant spending, social assistance, and financial assistance) to win an election. Methodology: The study uses logistic regression on 133 samples of district/municipal governments in Indonesia prior to the election period. Main findings: The study finds no evidence that the average proportion and growth of discretionary expenditure affects the electability of incumbents in Indonesia’s local government head elections. That is, the use of discretionary spending is not sufficiently effective to attract sympathy from voters. Applications of the study: The results of the study provide inputs, especially for incumbents, to help focus more on performance, as it is proven that it leads to a higher probability of being re-elected, rather than the use of discretionary spending as an election-winning strategy. Government and NGOs should inform voters to be more cautious about the opportunistic behavior of their leaders. Novelty/originality of the study: Although some previous studies have examined the use of discretionary spending by incumbents, there has been little research, which provides evidence that such spending for political purposes can in fact help to win elections.

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