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The state of state and local government finance

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  • Ronald C. Fisher

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This paper provides an overview of the state-local government sector, a review of the short-run impact of the 2007-09 recession on state and local governments, and a brief summary of key long-run challenges state and local governments will encounter in the next decade. State and local governments in aggregate represent about one-seventh of the U.S. economy, with education and welfare (mostly Medicaid) accounting for more than half. These governments currently face nearly unprecedented fiscal turmoil as a result of the recent recession. Even after the economy recovers, states and localities will face challenges both to improve effectiveness and efficiency in public service provision and to generate revenue sufficient to fund these crucial public services.

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  • Ronald C. Fisher, 2010. "The state of state and local government finance," Regional Economic Development, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Oct, pages 4-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlrd:y:2010:i:oct:p:4-22:n:v.6no.1
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    1. Saeid Mahdavi & Joakim Westerlund, 2017. "Are state–local government expenditures converging? New evidence based on sequential unit root tests," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 53(2), pages 373-403, September.

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