Asymmetric interdependence in the provision of a local public good: An empirical examination

Public Finance Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 648-668

  Finney, Miles M ^a   Yoon, Mann J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric interdependence; Fiscal spillover; Moran statistic; Spatial dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242509782     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142103254572     Document Type: Article

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