Economics for everybody : The impact for a municipality of being linked to a minister by Brice Fabre

Subsidies allocated by the French state to communes differ according to a government member's attachment to a municipality. In this infographic, Brice Fabre examines the impact of this link between communes and ministers, differentiating between two types of communes.

Published on 10/01/2024 09:00

Brice Fabre
IPP Head of Household Taxation
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Brice Fabre is economist at Unédic and formerly director of the Taxation of households division of the Institute of Public Policies (IPP), a research institute dependent on the Paris School of Economics and the Groupe des Écoles Nationales d’Économie et Statistique (Genes). His work focuses on redistribution in France (compulsory levies, social benefits) and the finances of local authorities.

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Carozzi F. & Repetto L., 2016, “Sending the pork home: Birth town bias in transfers to Italian municipalities“, Journal of Public Economics, 134, 42-52.
Fabre B. & Sangnier M., 2024, “Where do politicians send pork? Evidence from central government transfers to French municipalities“.
Fabre B., 2021, “Cumul des mandats et subventions allouées aux communes“, Revue économique, 72(5), 799-842.
Fabre B., 2018, “Les facteurs politiques des finances publiques locales : un état des lieux“, Vie & sciences de l’entreprise, 206(2), 20-36.
Fiva J. H. & Halse A. H., 2016, “Local favoritism in at-large proportional representation systems“, Journal of Public Economics, 143, 15-26.
Mattos E., Politi R. & Morata R., 2021, “Birthplace favoritism and the distribution of budget amendments in Brazil: Evidence from nondistrict elections“, European Journal of Political Economy, 68, 101989.

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