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Just How Much Bigger is Government in Canada? A Comparative Analysis of the Size and Structure of the Public Sectors in Canada and the United States, 1929-2004
Ferris, J. Stephen - 2007
We compare the size, structure and evolution of the public sectors in Canada and the United States primarily using national income accounting data. In the course of this investigation, which is accompanied by a substantial spreadsheet covering the period from 1929 to 2003/2004, questions are...
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Robust Non-Parametric Quantile Estimation of Efficiency and Productivity Change in U.S. Commercial Banking, 1985-2004
Wheelock, David C.; Wilson, Paul W. - 2007
in the efficiency and productivity of U.S. banks between 1985 and 2004. We find that larger banks experienced larger … efficiency and productivity gains than small banks, consistent with the presumption that recent changes in regulation and …
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Bargaining over a New Welfare State
Bonatti, Alessandro; Thomsson, Kaj - 2007
The goal of this paper is twofold: First, to develop an estimable model of legislative politics in the US Congress, second, to provide a greater understanding of the objectives behind the New Deal. In the theoretical model, the distribution of federal funds across regions of the country is the...
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Essays in public finance
Pang, Gaobo - 2006
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Explanations for states adopting limits on educational spending
Husted, Thomas A.; Kenny, Lawrence W. - In: Public finance review : PFR 35 (2007) 5, pp. 586-605
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Considerations on the public funds use based on the performance : program budgeting
Ioana, Boboc - In: Budgetary research review : BRR 3 (2011) 1, pp. 20-44
implementation of the budget in terms of efficiency, economy and effectiveness is a prerequisite for achieving appropriate economic … ; performance ; economy ; efficiency ; effectiveness …
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The efficiency of tax expenditures : reply
Feldstein, Martin S. - In: Journal of public economics 1 (1987), pp. 133-136
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Uncle Sam can't count : a history of failed government investments, from beaver pelts to green energy
Folsom, Burton W.; Folsom, Anita - 2014 - 1. ed.
From the days of George Washington through World War II to today, government investments have failed dismally. They not only drain the Treasury of cash but also impede economic growth, and they hurt the very companies they try to support. Why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch?...
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Drivers of Covid-19 vaccinations : vaccine administration and delivery efficiency in the United States
Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2021
drivers of the administration and delivery efficiency of coronavirus vaccines. For this purpose, we use data from the 50 US … economic prosperity and rural population aid vaccine administration and delivery efficiency. Delivery efficiency improves in … health workers, including physicians and nurses, did not significantly impact administration or efficiency. On the other hand …
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