Do tax and expenditure limitations affect local government budgets? Evidence from panel data

Public Finance Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-136

  Shadbegian, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0032332313     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219802600202     Document Type: Article

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