TY - BOOK AU - Alesina, Alberto AU - Roubini, Nonriel TI - Political cycles and the macroeconomy. SN - 026201161 PY - 1997/// CY - London PB - MIT N1 - Includes index; Contents: Overview-- Opportunities models -- Partisan models -- Poltical cycles in the United States -- Polls electoral uncertainty and the economy -- Political cycles and macroeconomic policies: evidence from industrial democraries -- Poltical cycles and central bank independence -- Political parties institutions and budget deficits -- Conclusions ER -