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Fiscal Policy, Legislature Size, and Political Parties: Evidence from State and Local Governments in the First Half of the 20th Century

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: National Tax Journal 54 (2001) n. 1, pp. 57-82

This paper tests whether state and local fiscal policy depended on the number of seats in the legislature in the first half of the 20th century. We find that large legislatures spent more, as implied by the "Law of 1/n" from the fiscal commons/logrolling literature. The same relation appears in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010788612

Structural constraints on partisan bias under the efficient gerrymander

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: Public choice 100 (1999) 1/2, pp. 65-84

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Deviations from constituent interests : the role of legislative structure and political parties in the states

Gilligan, Thomas W. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 33 (1995) 3, pp. 383-401

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Fiscal policy, legislature size, and political parties : evidence from state and local governments in the first half on the 20th century

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: National tax journal 54 (2001) 1, pp. 57-82

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Public choice principles of redistricting

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: Public choice 129 (2006) 3/4, pp. 381-398

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Fiscal Policy, Legislature Size, and Political Parties: Evidence from State and Local Governments in the First Half of the 20th Century

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: National tax journal 54 (2001) 1, pp. 57-82

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10006696984

Structural constraints on partisan bias under the efficient gerrymander

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: Public choice 100 (1999) 1, pp. 65-84

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10006574730

Deviations from Constituent Interests: The Role of Legislative Structure and Political Parties in the States

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 33 (1995) 3, pp. 383-401

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10006330993

Fiscal Policy, Legislature Size, and Political Parties : Evidence from State and Local Governments in the First Half of the 20th Century

Gilligan, Thomas W. - 2001

This paper tests whether state and local fiscal policy depended on the number of seats in the legislature in the first half of the 20th century. We find that large legislatures spent more, as implied by the quot;Law of 1/nquot; from the fiscal commons/logrolling literature. The same relation...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012787719

Public choice principles of redistricting

Gilligan, Thomas W.; Matsusaka, John G. - In: Public choice 129 (2006) 3, pp. 381-398

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10007390581