The Response of State Government Receipts to Economic Fluctuations and the Allocation of Counter-Cyclical Revenue Sharing Grants.

Abstract

This paper estimates the responsiveness of receipts of 49 state governments to fluctuations in economic activity. The concluding sections uses these estimates to evaluate the allocation of counter-cyclical revenue sharing grants among states and makes some suggestions for improvements in the allocating formula.... Allocations, Cycles, Econometrics, Economics, Grants, Local government, State government, Revenue sharing, Unemployment.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA956149

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Vogel
  • Robert P. Trost

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Econometrics
  • Economics
  • Governments
  • Local Governments
  • Revenue Sharing
  • Social Sciences
  • State Governments
  • Unemployment

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.