THE EFFECT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS: A PRELIMINARY ECONOMETRIC MODEL
Savage, John F.; Weber, Bruce A.
1979

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Abstract

OLS regression results from a theoretically based model of county spending indicate that mental health (NH) grants stimulate NH spending. 3SLS regression estimates of a simultaneous NH wage-labor-output model indicate that grants stimulate NH employment, that wages are not endogenous, and that production relationships need better specification.

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Title
THE EFFECT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS: A PRELIMINARY ECONOMETRIC MODEL
Author(s)
Savage, John F.
Weber, Bruce A.
Subject(s)
Issue Date
1979-07
Publication Type
Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers
10.22004/ag.econ.278316
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/278316
Language
English
Total Pages
13
Record Appears in
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington

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