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Domino Secessions : Evidence from the U.S

Lacroix, Jean; Mitchener, Kris; Oosterlinck, Kim - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We analyze how secession movements unfold and the interdependence of regions' decisions to secede. We first model and … then empirically examine how secessions can occur sequentially because the costs of secession decrease with the number of … these "domino secessions" using the canonical case of the secession of southern U.S. states in the 1860s. We establish that …

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Comment: Betting on secession : quantifying political events surrounding slavery and the Civil War

Hallwood, Paul - 2017

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Does private schooling increase adult earnings? : cohort-level evidence for U.S. states

Berger, Reilee L.; Winters, John V. - 2016

Public schooling in the U.S. has numerous critics, many of whom suggest that alternatives such as providing vouchers for private schools may be more effective. This paper combines decennial census and American Community Survey data for various years to examine the relationship between...

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The effects of changes in property tax rates and school spending on residential and business property value growth

Kang, Sung; Reese, Laura; Skidmore, Mark - 2012

In this paper, we examine the effects of changes in property tax rates and school spending on residential and business property value growth in southeast Michigan. We use panel data for 152 communities in the five counties surrounding Detroit between the years 1983 and 2002, a period during...

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What makes cities more productive? : evidence on the role of urban governance from five OECD countries

Ahrend, Rudiger; Farchy, Emily; Kaplanis, Ioannis; … - 2014

This paper estimates agglomeration benefits based on city productivity differentials across five OECD countries (Germany, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States). It highlights the relationship between cities’ governmental fragmentation and productivity, and represents the first...

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Political Uncertainty and IPO Activity : Evidence from U.S. Gubernatorial Elections

Colak, Gonul - 2016

We analyze IPO activity under political uncertainty surrounding gubernatorial elections in the U.S. There are fewer IPOs originating from a state when it is scheduled to have an election. To establish identification, we develop a neighboring-states method that uses bordering states without...

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Does Private Schooling Increase Adult Earnings? Cohort-Level Evidence for U.S. States

Berger, Reilee - 2016

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Challenges in the Comparative Analysis of Local Government Bureaucracy and Performance Measurement : The Case of Italy and the United States

Padovani, Emanuele - 2007

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Public Sector Inefficiency in Large U.S. Cities

Grossman, Philip J.; Mavros, Panayiotis; Wassmer, Robert W. - 1998

Much of the economic analysis of local governments assumes that local policymakers operate in a competitive environment where cities produce a level of local public sector output that can be considered "efficient". Efficiency can be quantifies as the highest value of local property tax base...

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States

Lewyn, Michael - 2014

The purpose of this article is to show that, in Canada as in the United States, government regulation promotes sprawl through anti-density zoning, minimum parking requirements, and overly wide streets. However, Canadian cities are less "sprawling" than American cities- perhaps because at least...

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