Shumberger, Jason; Singla, Akheil - In: Public budgeting & finance 42 (2022) 4, pp. 3-33
State-imposed limitations on local government taxation and expenditures (TELs) are a common part of American federalism. But the consequences of TELs are the subject of debate. Are TELs institutional constraints that harm local governments? Or are TELs institutionally irrelevant veils easily...