Rules versus home rule : local government responses to negative revenue shocks /

Local governments rely heavily on sales tax revenue. We use national bankruptcies of big-box retail chains to study sudden plausibly expgenous revenue shortfalls. Treated localities respond by reducing spending on law enforcement and administrative services. We further study how cities with differen...

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Main Authors: Shoag, Daniel (Author), Tuttle, Cody (Author), Veuger, Stan (Author)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Enterprise Institute, [2017]
Series:AEI economics working paper ; 2017-15.
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Online Access:HeinOnline American Enterprise Institute Library
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