Endogenous economic policy - Political business cycles

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What are the two underlying assumptions about rational voters?

1. They vote for the highest expected economical performance
2. They extrapolate current years performance and forget previous years

In what way is monetary and fiscal policy used to maximize votes for the government?

The policies are used such that inflation-income trade off maximized votes during the election years

How does a government shift the DAD curves in election years under flexible and fixed exchange rates?

Flexible exchange rates: μ↑
Fixed exchange rates: T↓ or G↑
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What is a political business cycle?

A business cycle caused intentionally solely to gain more votes 

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