Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2320-2335

  Dahlberg, Matz ^a,b   Mörk, Eva ^a,b   Rattsø, Jørn ^c   Ågren, Hanna ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CESifo ^*  (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Causal effects; Discontinuity analysis; Fiscal federalism; Grants; Local government expenditure; Local taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149098118     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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