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Did the property tax revolt affect local government wages and employment? Evidence from the States

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  • Ronald J. Shadbegian

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The property tax revolt of the 1970's and 1980's saw many "new" restrictions placed on local government budgets. Most of these restrictions took the form of local tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) which focused on property taxes. The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not local TELs have reduced local government wages and employment. Anticipating the results, the author demonstrates, using a panel data set on local government wages and employment (1972-1992), the following points: TELs decrease local government wages and employment; the stringency of the TEL law matters; and public sector unions neutralise the constraining effects of TELs.

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  • Ronald J. Shadbegian, 2000. "Did the property tax revolt affect local government wages and employment? Evidence from the States," Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(1), pages 104-120.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:gbusec:v:2:y:2000:i:1:p:104-120
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    Cited by:

    1. Justina A.V. Fischer, 2005. "Do Institutions of Direct Democracy Tame the Leviathan? Swiss Evidence on the Structure of Expenditure for Public Education," CESifo Working Paper Series 1628, CESifo.
    2. Fischer, Justina A.V., 2007. "The Impact of Direct Democracy on Public Education: Evidence for Swiss Students in Reading, Mathematics and Natural Science," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 688, Stockholm School of Economics.
    3. Fischer, Justina AV, 2009. "Development of Direct Democracy in Swiss Cantons between 1997 and 2003," MPRA Paper 16140, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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