This paper considers the problem of regional allocation of government funds in a two-region, two-good economy in which production of each good requires labor, capital, and a local public good. Changes in regional allocation of federal expenditures and public services are found to significantly...

This paper examines cross-state differences in the responsiveness of per capita state and local revenues to changes in factors that determine these revenues. Our model proceeds from two intuitive points of departure. First, because of differing tastes and attitudes among the population toward...

It is well known that great variations in money wages and prices can exist within a country even where these differentials are widely known and there is no legal barrier to mobility. This article investigates the possibility that the differential availability or quality of environmental goods...