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Can competition among local governments constrain government spending?

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Randall W. Eberts
Timothy J. Gronberg

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An examination of the relationship between the number of local governmental units and the share of personal income going to local government expenditures, considering competition among both general-purpose and single-purpose government units.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its journal Economic Review.

Volume (Year): (1988)
Issue (Month): Q I ()
Pages: 2-9
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Keywords: Expenditures; Public ; Municipal finance;

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  4. Fox, William F. & Gurley, Tami, 2006. "Will consolidation improve sub-national governments ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3913, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
  5. Toshihiro Ihori & C.C. Yang, 2008. "Tax Competition, Public Good Provision, and Income Redistribution: The Case of Linear Capital Income Tax," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-595, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo. [Downloadable!]
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