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Effects of vacation properties on local education budgets

Giersch, Jason - In: Cogent economics & finance 2 (2014) 1, pp. 1-9

Residents of school districts with large percentages of vacation properties have the opportunity to export a portion of their school taxes onto the owners of those vacation properties. Those property owners are unlikely to consume educational services or have the opportunity to vote against...

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Fiscal capacity and public health expenditure in Zimbabwe

Chipunza, Tamisai; Nhamo, Senia - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20

Public healthcare financing is important for achieving one of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the goal of healthy living and well-being (SDG3). Understanding the impact of fiscal capacity on public healthcare financing helps in assessing the government's commitment towards...

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Asymmetric impacts of oil price shocks on government expenditures : evidence from Saudi Arabia

Abdel-Latif, Hany; Osman, Rehab A.; Ahmed, Heba - In: Cogent economics & finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-14

This paper investigates the effect of oil price shocks on government expenditures on the health and education sectors in Saudi Arabia. Using a quarterly dataset 1990Q1-2017Q2 and employing a non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model, our research shows evidence of a non-linear...

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The impact of macroeconomic policies on the growth of public health expenditure : an empirical assessment from the Indian states

Behera, Deepak Kumar; Dash, Umakant - In: Cogent economics & finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-21

The impact assessment of macroeconomic policies on public health expenditure is very relevant in Indian economy because of tax reform, fiscal consoli- dation, and expenditure policy reform. These have been undertaken after economic liberalization in order to sustain a high economic growth....

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Efficiency of public spending on human capital in Africa

Sikayena, Isaiah; Bentum-Ennin, Isaac; Andoh, Francis Kwaw - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15

Government spending on human capital continues to increase over the years. However, knowledge of the efficiency of such spending is limited. Using data from World Bank's World Development Indicator and World Governance Indicator from 2006 to 2017 and Data Envelopment Analysis and DEA...

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Incentive effects of fiscal federalism : evidence for France

Siliverstovs, Boriss; Thießen, Ulrich - In: Cogent economics & finance 3 (2015) 1, pp. 1-15

This paper provides an empirical analysis on the question whether equalization payments across regions and transfers … of this system: the transfer volume measure (approximated by either tax revenues in other regions or transfers to regions … and recipient regions. Hence, we do not find any evidence that regional governments in France allocate transfers …

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Fiscal expenditures, revenues and labour productivity in South Africa

Phiri, Andrew; Mbaleki, Chuma - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged at a time when the South African economy was already battling to recover from the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007-09 which led the country to experience a decade-old slowdown in labour productivity. Our study investigates the role which government...

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Public investment and export diversification in low skilled labor force economies : evidence from sub Saharan Africa

Phiri, Horace - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-13

Export diversification is a means for sustainable economic growth in low-income countries. Consequently, public investment is made in various sectors to attain diversification. In this study, we assessed the long-run elasticity of export diversification to various forms of public expenditure in...

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Fiscal federalism and public service provision in Ethiopia : a mediating role of sub-national governments capacity

Bushashe, Million Adafre; Bayiley, Yitbarek Takele - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-21

This study's purpose is to assess fiscal federalism's effect on public service provision in Ethiopia. The study adopted an explanatory research design. Considering 10 Sub-National Governments (SNGs) from 2005 to 2018, it employed Partial Least Square Structural Model (PLS-SEM). It also utilized...

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Fiscal decentralization and macroeconomics stability nexus : evidence from the sub-national governments context of Ethiopia

Bushashe, Million Adafre; Bayiley, Yitbarek Takele - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-21

This study aimed to investigate the effects of fiscal decentralization on Ethiopia's regional (Sub-national) macroeconomic stability. The study followed a causational research design employing data from 2005-to 2018. The units of analysis in the study are sub-national governments (SNGs). The...

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