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Young, Andrew; Sobel, Russell - In: Public Choice 155 (2013) 3, pp. 449-468

We examine the US state-level pattern of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) spending. We relate spending to (1) Keynesian determinants of countercyclical policy, (2) congressional power and dominance, and (3) presidential electoral vote importance. We find that the ARRA is, in...

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The consequences of the US DOJ’s antitrust activities: A macroeconomic perspective

Young, Andrew; Shughart, William - In: Public Choice 142 (2010) 3, pp. 409-422

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Federal, state, and local governments: evaluating their separate roles in US growth

Higgins, Matthew; Young, Andrew; Levy, Daniel - In: Public Choice 139 (2009) 3, pp. 493-507

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Federal, State, and Local Governments: Evaluating Their Separate Roles in US Growth

Higgins, Matthew J.; Young, Andrew T.; Levy, Daniel - In: Public Choice 139 (2009) 3-4, pp. 493-507

We use US county level data from 1970 to 1998 to explore the relationship between economic growth and government employment at three levels: federal, state and local. Increases in federal, state and local government employments are all negatively related to economic growth. We find no evidence...

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