What Determines the Allocation of Government Resources to Local Areas?

I study the allocation of resources by state governments to individual counties in the United States. I test competing hypothesis that government resources are allocated to advance political motives, equitable redistribution, or output efficiency. Contrary to previous studies on federal spending, I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jensen, Jonathan E.
Other Authors: Palmer, Christopher
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139274