The political business cycle under ratio
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Ulrich LΓ€chler
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Article
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1984
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Springer US
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English
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This essay argues that politically motivated business cycles could persist in a democratic society even if the electorate votes in a rational, fully informed manner, provided that government policymakers have the means to systematically generate macroeconomic fluctuations. This cyclic outcome reflec