Measuring municipal fiscal disparities in Connecticut

Jennifer Weiner and Bo Zhao

No 15-1, New England Public Policy Center Research Report from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Abstract: Fiscal disparities exist when some municipalities face higher costs for providing a given level of public services or fewer taxable resources to finance those services than others. A municipality's economic and social characteristics can affect both costs and resources. The potential for fiscal disparities in Connecticut is particularly high given the vast socioeconomic differences observed across the state's 169 cities and towns. This paper measures the non-school fiscal health of Connecticut municipalities using a \\"municipal gap.\\" Municipal gap is the difference between the uncontrollable costs associated with providing public services and the economic resources available to a municipality to pay for those services.

Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2015-05-01
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