| dc.contributor.advisor | Palmer, Christopher | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jensen, Jonathan E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-14T15:00:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-14T15:00:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-06 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-06-03T17:55:18.393Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139274 | |
| dc.description.abstract | I study the allocation of resources by state governments to individual counties in the United States. I test competing hypothesis that government resources are allocated to advance political motives, equitable redistribution, or output efficiency. Contrary to previous studies on federal spending, I find that political motives play almost no role in the state allocation of resources. I also find suggestive evidence that efficiency outweighs equity. | |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| dc.rights | In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted | |
| dc.rights | Copyright MIT | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
| dc.title | What Determines the Allocation of Government Resources to Local Areas? | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Sloan School of Management | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1738-7921 | |
| mit.thesis.degree | Master | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science in Management Research | |
