US fiscal federalism during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jeffrey Clemens, Benedic Ippolito and Stan Veuger
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Jeffrey Clemens: University of California, San Diego and National Bureau of Economic Research
Benedic Ippolito: American Enterprise Institute
Stan Veuger: American Enterprise Institute

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Abstract: The likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local government revenues is increasingly well understood.The condition of state and local government finances depends further, however, on the pandemic's effects on expenditure needs, which have received less attention. Confusion also remains regarding both the quantity and purpose of federal support that has been and ought to be directed to state and local governments. In this paper, we attempt to have a unified discussion of these issues, with an emphasis on health spending needs and the role of the Medicaid program.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Federalism; Fiscal Policy; Medicaid; State And Local Budgets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12
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