Institutions, Democracy, and Fiscal Outcomes in Latin America

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/REE-v40n1a2025-72550

Keywords:

fiscal policy, democracy, institutions

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between institutional and democratic indicators and fiscal behavior in Latin American countries. The study reveals that democratic conditions affect not only expenditure patterns but also public debt levels. Furthermore, debt levels are influenced by other political-institutional framework characteristics. The results suggest that democratic advancement in Latin America has the potential to curb the scale of State intervention in the region’s economies and to provide the stability needed to reduce public debt and improve fiscal performance.

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Author Biographies

  • Daniel Lins Batista Guerra, Ministério Público do Estado da Paraíba

    Mestre em economia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2016). Possui Pós-Graduação Latu Sensu em Economia do Setor Público pela Universidade Gama Filho (2009). Graduado em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2006). Atualmente é Analista Ministerial- especialidade economia- do Ministério Público do Estado da Paraíba

  • José Luis da Silva Netto Junior, UFPB

     

     

     

     

     

  • Edilean Kleber da Silva Bejarano Aragón, UFPB

     

     

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Published

2025-07-17

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2025)

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Artigos

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How to Cite

GUERRA, Daniel Lins Batista; NETTO JUNIOR, José Luis da Silva; ARAGÓN, Edilean Kleber da Silva Bejarano. Institutions, Democracy, and Fiscal Outcomes in Latin America. Revista Economia Ensaios, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, v. 40, n. 1, 2025. DOI: 10.14393/REE-v40n1a2025-72550. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeconomiaensaios/article/view/72550. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.