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James Poterba and Michael Greenstone. Feiveson, Laura (Laura Judith) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics 2013-03-13T15:47:35Z 2013-03-13T15:47:35Z 2012 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77792 828102692 Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-144). State and local governments in the United States make up more than half of total government consumption and investment and almost 90 percent of total government employment. Despite these facts, the debates surrounding fiscal policy during business cycles have usually been limited to the actions of the federal government. This is in large part due to two reasons. First, there are 50 state governments and more than 60,000 local governments, making coordinated responses very difficult. Second, because state and local governments are bound by balanced budget rules, their hands are tied, to some degree, in their ability to enact countercyclical spending policies. However, their dramatic expenditure and employment cuts in the recent recession have made it increasingly clear how much their actions affect the economy as a whole and have motivated new research surrounding their budget mechanisms and the broader impacts of their fiscal policy. This dissertation consists of three chapters, each seeking to illuminate a specific issue within this area of research. In the first chapter, I examine how the impact of federal intergovernmental grants on local economies may be mediated by public sector unions. In the second chapter, I explore the impact of revenue structure on city government revenue and expenditure fluctuations. Finally, the third chapter (co-authored with Gabriel Chodorow- Reich, Zachary Liscow, and William Woolston) estimates the fiscal multiplier associated with federal transfers to state governments in the recent recession. by Laura Feiveson. Ph.D. 144 p. eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Economics. Fiscal stimulus through state and local governments Thesis application/pdf Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="6567aa89-b11a-44b1-abc1-e3254f9252b9"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Fiscal stimulus through state and local governments</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2012</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Feiveson, Laura (Laura Judith)</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Economics.</Keyword> <Abstract>State and local governments in the United States make up more than half of total government consumption and investment and almost 90 percent of total government employment. Despite these facts, the debates surrounding fiscal policy during business cycles have usually been limited to the actions of the federal government. This is in large part due to two reasons. First, there are 50 state governments and more than 60,000 local governments, making coordinated responses very difficult. Second, because state and local governments are bound by balanced budget rules, their hands are tied, to some degree, in their ability to enact countercyclical spending policies. However, their dramatic expenditure and employment cuts in the recent recession have made it increasingly clear how much their actions affect the economy as a whole and have motivated new research surrounding their budget mechanisms and the broader impacts of their fiscal policy. This dissertation consists of three chapters, each seeking to illuminate a specific issue within this area of research. In the first chapter, I examine how the impact of federal intergovernmental grants on local economies may be mediated by public sector unions. In the second chapter, I explore the impact of revenue structure on city government revenue and expenditure fluctuations. Finally, the third chapter (co-authored with Gabriel Chodorow- Reich, Zachary Liscow, and William Woolston) estimates the fiscal multiplier associated with federal transfers to state governments in the recent recession.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>