% over the decade. And although like virtually all public services, funding for local government was increased during the …

This study examines the influence of fiscal councils on public opinion regarding fiscal issues. Using a survey … focus on persuading the public of their viewpoint on public finance issues, but rather utilize the knowledge of agenda …

This paper introduces a novel index to measure public investment quality, utilizing the World Bank's investment project … how public investment quality influences the relationship between the level of public investment and sovereign risk. We … find that high levels of public investment are linked to lower sovereign risk in countries with high investment quality …

Public sector jobs are established by governments to directly provide goods and services. Governments may also choose … to regulate the size of the public sector in order to stabilize targeted national employment levels. However, economic … research suggests that these effects are uncertain and critically depend on how public wages are determined. Rigid public …