THE EFFECT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS: A PRELIMINARY ECONOMETRIC MODEL

John F. Savage and Bruce A. Weber

No 278316, 1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: OLS regression results from a theoretically based model of county spending indicate that mental health (NH) grants stimulate NH spending. 3SLS regression estimates of a simultaneous NH wage-labor-output model indicate that grants stimulate NH employment, that wages are not endogenous, and that production relationships need better specification.

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Pages: 13
Date: 1979-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278316

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