Horváth, Zachary; Moore, Brian David; Rork, Jonathan C. - In: Growth and Change 45 (2014) 2, pp. 333-361
Using data from 1977 to 2009, we explore whether the agency issuing federal aid to states influences the rate of state economic growth. We find that agencies' housing poverty alleviation programs, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor, have negative...