Der <Schuldenmonitor> der Bertelsmann Stiftung prophezeit es bereits seit drei Jahren: Die Bundesländer erwartet ein beträchtlicher Konsolidierungsbedarf. Aber welche Möglichkeiten stehen für eine solche Konsolidierung offen? Wie stellen sich die Konsolidierungsanstrengungen im Vergleich dar? Welche...</schuldenmonitor>

This paper explores how state fiscal institutions and political circumstances affect the dynamics of state taxes and spending during periods of fiscal stress. The analysis focuses on the late 1980s, when sharp economic downturns in several regions, coupled with increased expenditure demands, led...

Most states (Vermont is the exception) have a constitutional or statutory limitation restricting their ability to run deficits in the state's general fund. Balanced budget limitations may be either prospective or beginning-of-the-year requirements or retrospective or end-of-the-year...

Most states (Vermont is the exception) have a constitutional or statutory limitation restricting their ability to run deficits in the state's general fund. Balanced budget limitations may be either prospective or beginning-of-the-year requirements or retrospective or end-of-the-year...

This paper explores how state fiscal institutions and political circumstances affect the dynamics of state taxes and spending during periods of fiscal stress. The analysis focuses on the late 1980s, when sharp economic downturns in several regions, coupled with increased expenditure demands, led...