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The Effects Of Public Spending Composition On Firm Productivity

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  • RICHARD KNELLER
  • FLORIAN MISCH

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type="main" xml:id="ecin12092-abs-0001"> This paper exploits the unique institutional features of South Africa to estimate the impact of provincial public spending on firm productivity. In contrast to existing microeconomic evidence, we explore the effects of fiscal expenditures and remove the effects of revenue raising policies. Our identification strategy is based on differences in the effects of public spending across firms within the same industry and province. We show that public spending composition affects productivity depending on the capital intensity of firms, with less capital intensive firms being particularly affected. These effects appear to be robust. (JEL D24, H32, H72)

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  • Richard Kneller & Florian Misch, 2014. "The Effects Of Public Spending Composition On Firm Productivity," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 52(4), pages 1525-1542, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecinqu:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:1525-1542
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    JEL classification:

    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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