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Sustainable Financing and Policy Models for Municipal Composting
Kaza, Silpa - 2016
Municipal solid waste generation is expected to continue rising, especially in low- and middle-income countries, along with the associated greenhouse gas emissions. This report attempts to understand how cities can more sustainably manage organic waste through composting. It presents successful...
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Mutual Fund Flows and the Supply of Capital in Municipal Financing
Adelino, Manuel; Cheong, Sophia Chiyoung; Choi, Jaewon; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper identifies the impact of fluctuations in the supply of capital from mutual funds on municipal bond financing and makes three contributions to the literature. First, we develop an identification strategy based on the Morningstar rating methodology at the moment that funds reach 5 years...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226177
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The impact of social networks on EITC claiming behavior
Wilson, Riley - In: The review of economics and statistics 104 (2022) 5, pp. 929-945
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Cross-region transfers in a monetary union : evidence from the US and some implications
Pennings, Steven - 2020
US federal transfers to individuals are large, countercyclical, vary geographically, and are often credited for helping … stabilize regional economies. This paper estimates the short-run effects of these transfers using plausibly exogenous regional … variation in temporary stimulus packages and earlier permanent Social Security increases. States that received larger transfers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241154
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School finance reforms, teachers' unions, and the allocation of school resources
Brunner, Eric J.; Hyman, Joshua; Ju, Andrew - In: The review of economics and statistics 102 (2020) 3, pp. 473-489
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Intergovernmental Grants and Policy Competition : Concepts, Institutions, and Evidence
Clemens, Jeffrey; Veuger, Stan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
at some of the key institutions through which intergovernmental transfers are implemented in the United States. Third, we … consider the rich environment of the COVID-19 pandemic in which new additional intergovernmental transfers were deployed, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287352
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Health Care Spending Growth Has Slowed : Will the Bend in the Curve Continue?
Smith, Sheila D.; Newhouse, Joseph P.; Cuckler, Gigi A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Over 2009-2019 the seemingly inexorable rise in health care's share of GDP markedly slowed, both in the US and elsewhere. To address whether this slowdown represents a reduced steady-state growth rate or just a temporary pause we specify and estimate a decomposition of health care spending...
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Long-term care hospitals : a case study in waste
Einav, Liran; Finkelstein, Amy; Mahoney, Neale - In: The review of economics and statistics 105 (2023) 4, pp. 745-765
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Monitoring for Waste : Evidence from Medicare Audits
Shi, Maggie - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper examines the tradeoffs of monitoring for wasteful public spending. By penalizing unnecessary spending, monitoring improves the quality of public expenditure and incentivizes firms to invest in compliance technology. I study a large Medicare program that monitored for unnecessary...
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Lagged-Price Reimbursement Contracts : The Impact of Medicare Part B on Pharmaceutical Price Growth
Acquatella, Angelique; Ericson, Keith M. Marzilli; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We examine cost-plus lagged-price reimbursement contracts, focusing on Medicare Part B's payment for physician-administered drugs. Our theoretical model shows that lagged-price reimbursement can raise launch prices but lower prices in later periods. While previous research showed Part B...
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