Rural depopulation has put in question the economic viability of many rural institutions. This paper discusses a number of the important conceptual issues that need to be considered when examining the economics of one group of rural institutions, namely schools. Measurement of educational output...

The paper presents a model of choice between alternative available jobs in which each job has an uncertain multi-period income prospect. Imperfectly informed expectations as well as job preferences and attitudes to risk determine the choice. The model is used to locate and discuss some problems...

Cross sectional time series data in a partial adjustment model examine local government behavior under an aggregate property tax levy limit and under Truth in Taxation in Kansas. Results indicate that the aggregate levy limit would have continued to restrict property tax revenue and spending had...

This report revises to early 1978 the tax and revenue laws of the State of North Dakota described in Agricultural Economics Report No. 117, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, December, 1976. The research on which this report is based was conducted for the U.S....

This report on the North Dakota tax system is a by-product of a much broader study of the impacts of increased coal production in the Northern Great Plains. Subsequent research will examine the effects of coal development on state and local financial resources; demands for local government...

UK Government departments are required to undertake a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) when introducing any policy change that places a burden on businesses, charities, the voluntary sector or individuals. Part of this assessment involves the appraisal of the costs (and benefits) associated...