Showing 1 - 10 of 3,551
This document presents/displays a theoretical revision of the analysis of the poverty in the context of the economic development. It makes a revision of data that allow relating of streamlined form the frequently ignored relations of the poverty by the traditional visions based on the entrance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014200676
In 1997, Brazil approved a new law establishing the regulatory framework of oil and gas industry. One of the most important changes was the distribution of petroleum rents to states and Municipalities. The volume received by each municipality varies considerably, since it depends on a range of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204735
This short paper estimates the state and local fiscal benefits of the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) program. NFP provides nurse home visiting services to low-income first-time mothers. In addition to social benefits, NFP provides state and local fiscal benefits by reducing costs of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205530
The recovery from the recent recession has been very sluggish, and the nation’s governors have struggled with the resulting budget deficits, unemployment, and other economic problems in their states. Many reform-minded governors elected in 2010 have championed tax reforms and spending...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014160443
How do municipal finances interact with local labor market shocks? I show that the observed general equilibrium response to local labor market shocks contains an economically important amplification effect through local financial constraints. At the center of the local financial amplification...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014076613
This study investigates the effects of intergovernmental transfers on the development outcomes by exploiting a formula-based transfer scheme among municipalities and cities in the Philippines. The results suggest that the household disposable income per capita increases by 9.6% in the long run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014077716
The deteriorating fiscal position of municipalities across the United States raises the question which adjustment mechanisms municipalities have at their disposal and what their effects are. We utilize quasi-experimental variation in the year of property tax assessments in the state of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078989
We present new evidence about a mechanism -- the broadening of the tax base -- through which governments increase state capacity. Our difference-in-differences identification strategy exploits the staggered introduction of the income tax across twentieth-century US states. We find that tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014134685
This paper studies how fiscal decentralization affects local services. It explores a 1993 reform that increased the fiscal autonomy of Italian municipalities by replacing government transfers with revenues from a local property tax. Our identification leverages cross-municipal variation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013250403
Russian Abstract: В статье раскрывается специфика социальной работы на муниципальном уровне. Автор анализирует динамику муниципальной системы социальной работы через...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013004498