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Volume	Vol 30, nº 1, Jan-Mar - 2010
Author	Lucas M. Novaes e Enlinson Mattos
Section	Artigos
Paper	O efeito da intenção de reeleição sobre gastos em saúde: Uma análise com base no modelo da reputação política
Summary	The effect of reelection intention on public health expenditures: An analysis based on reputation models. The political model of reputational-building argues that if the incumbent politician aspires to be reassigned, he/she must act in the voters’ interest to obtain their approval and consequently their votes. Considering that voters are sensitive to public health expenditures, we check how reputational incentives shift municipal spending patterns in electoral years. The empirical tests for 3004 Brazilian municipalities show an increase of health expenditures in those cities in which incumbents are trying to maintain their jobs. In addition, we find an increment in health expenditures where mayors forfeit their chance of being reelected to the benefit of a party mate.