State-dependent effects of fiscal policy

On the Inequality Effects of Fiscal Policy

increasing concern with income distribution effects rather than growth effects of government activities has prompted numerous incidence analysis of government tax and expenditure behavior, in this paper, the extent of government contributions to changes in income inequality is analyzed for the Iranian economy. Some major findings of this research is that income distribution in urban areas was m...

U.S. State Fiscal Policy and Natural Resources

on the inequality effects of fiscal policy

increasing concern with income distribution effects rather than growth effects of government activities has prompted numerous incidence analysis of government tax and expenditure behavior, in this paper, the extent of government contributions to changes in income inequality is analyzed for the iranian economy. some major findings of this research is that income distribution in urban areas was m...

Whether State Fiscal Policy Affects State Economic Growth

Theory predicts that fiscal policy can affect economic growth by adjusting incentives for investment and labor as well as by distorting after-tax returns across sectors. This paper examines the effect of fiscal policy on growth rates first graphically, and then through two models, one of which disaggregates fiscal policy variables. I find evidence that increased size of government is negatively...

Lottery tax windfalls, state-level fiscal policy, and consumption

We find that lottery tax windfalls finance higher state-government expenditures on supplemental security income that increase consumption, but only during bust periods. Wealth transfers from lottery winners to low income households enable fiscal policy to stabilize consumption during bust periods. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Measuring the impact of government fiscal policy on cons...