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Is there a relationship between TELs and default? Evidence from US municipalities

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The economic effects of tax and expenditure limits (TELs) have been often studied in the literature. However, little research has addressed how TELs might influence the propensity for a jurisdiction to default on its obligations. This study specifically fills that void. Overall, the results indicate that while the likelihood of default increases as TELs become more restrictive, the magnitude is not particularly large. Once decomposed, it would appear that property tax limits increase the likelihood, while expenditure limits have the opposite effect, though the latter result is insignificant. The findings are robust to a number of specifications and provide potential policy implications. Los efectos económicos de los límites de impuestos y gastos (TEL, por sus siglas en inglés) se han estudiado a menudo en la literatura. Sin embargo, pocos estudios han abordado la forma en que los TEL podrían influir en la propensión de una jurisdicción a incumplir sus obligaciones. Este estudio llena ese vacío específico. En general, los resultados indican que, si bien la probabilidad de incumplimiento aumenta a medida que los TEL se vuelven más restrictivos, la magnitud no es particularmente grande. Una vez desagregados, parece ser que los límites del impuesto sobre inmuebles aumentan la probabilidad, mientras que los límites en el gasto tienen el efecto contrario, aunque este último resultado no es significativo. Los resultados son robustos respecto a una serie de especificaciones y ofrecen posibles implicaciones para las políticas. 税および支出に関する制限事項 (tax and expenditure limits: TELs)の経済効果については、これまでに多数の論文において検討されてきた。しかし、TELsがどのように租税管轄が債務不履行に陥る傾向に影響を与え得るのかについて取り組んだ研究はほとんど行われておらず、本研究は特にその空白を埋めるものである。概して、結果からTELsによる制限が強くなるほど債務不履行に陥る確率が上昇するものの、その規模は特に大きいわけではないことが指摘される。分析によると、固定資産税の制限が債務不履行に陥る確率を上げ、一方で支出の制限はその反対の効果があると考えられるが、後者の結果は取るに足らないものである。この知見は、多数の仕様に対して頑健であり政策的な意義を有すると考えられる。

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  • John A. Dove, 2019. "Is there a relationship between TELs and default? Evidence from US municipalities," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(1), pages 433-450, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:1:p:433-450
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12339
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    1. Steven Deller & Craig Maher & Judith Stallmann, 2021. "Do tax and expenditure limitations exacerbate rising income inequality?," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(3), pages 611-643, November.

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