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Local Government Revenue And Expenditure Forecasting, Roy W. Bahl, Larry Schroeder

ECON Publications

Soaring inflation rates, the threat of recession, increasing reliance on federal and state grants, taxpayer revolt, public employee unrest, and fears of default all describe the current economic and political envi­ronment in which local governments operate. Despite the uncertainties of this environment, government decision-makers must anticipate the future in making fiscal decisions that have implications for periods longer than the traditional single budget year. Collective bargaining negotiations often involve multi-year contracts, capital spending deci­sions imply long-term debt service and operating expenditure commit­ments, and decisions to increase service levels can have longer-term implications. The recent and considerable interest in multi-year fore­casts …

Effects Of Regional Shifts In Population And Economic Activity On The Finances Of State And Local Governments: Implications For Public Policy, Roy W. Bahl

ECON Publications

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Public Employees: Enemies Of The People?, Roy W. Bahl, Jesse Burkhead, Bernard Jump

ECON Publications

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State And Local Government Expenditure Determinants: The Traditional View And A New Approach, Roy W. Bahl, Marvin Johnson, Michael J. Wasylenko

ECON Publications

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Racing In An Era Of Double-Digit Inflation, Roy W. Bahl

ECON Publications

Among the outside factors affecting the Thoroughbred industry, just those that come to mind, not listed in order of importance: Inflation; recession; tight money; war; gasoline prices; interest rates; home building; car sales; corporate income; personal profits; disposable income, that which goes into savings, and that which is spent for leisure - casino gambling, state lotteries, spectator sports, campers; unemployment; stock market; precious metals market; crude oil; income taxes; Gross National Product.

Among the variables to be considered within the Thoroughbred industry: Gim­mick betting; expansion of off-track betting; variance of takeout from mutuel play; track-marketing programs, such as the free …

The Fiscal Outlook For Southern Cities, Roy W. Bahl

ECON Publications

In the face of well publicized urban problems in the North--riots and fiscal disparities in the 196Os and capital obsolescence and big city bankruptcies in the 197Os--the financial position and prospects of southern cities has not been paid much national attention. The Carter Administration's urban policy statement made a bow in the direction of being national, but it did not really reflect an understanding of the different forces that affect the budgetary position of northern and southern cities. In our federal system, which is supposed to have the virtue of being responsive to the varying needs and situations of different …

The Urban Impacts Of Federal Grants, Roy W. Bahl

ECON Publications

Urban impact analysis has an important role in considering the often neglected spatial implications of federal programmes, but work is required to develop a common analytic framework and methodology of impact analysis.

Alternative Approaches To Regional Financing Of Urban Public Services, Roy W. Bahl

ECON Publications

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A Public Employment Model, Roy W. Bahl, Marvin Johnson, Michael J. Wasylenko

ECON Publications

No abstract provided.