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Intertemporal analysis of state and local government spending: theory and tests

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  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin
  • Harvey S. Rosen

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Do state and local governments smooth their consumption spending across years, or is their spending driven mainly by contemporaneous changes in resources? We design a test to determine which view of state and local spending is more consistent with the data. We find that state and local spending is determined primarily by current (as opposed to permanent) resources. That is, despite their apparent ability to skirt balanced budget laws, states and localities do not typically smooth their expenditures over time.
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  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin & Harvey S. Rosen, 1989. "Intertemporal analysis of state and local government spending: theory and tests," Working Papers 89-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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    Expenditures; Public; Municipal finance; state finances;
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    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General

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