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A predictive index for the flypaper effect

Journal of Public Economics, 1998
Abstract It is well established that lump-sum public grants boost local government spending more than an equivalent increase in private income, the flypaper effect. One shortcoming of the related literature is that it presumes all communities have an identical propensity to consume from an intergovernmental grant.
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A Model of Asymmetries in the Flypaper Effect

Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2005
In this applied research study we examine the changing fiscal relationship between state and local governments. Our research question is simple: Do local governments treat state aid during periods of stability and instability in a systematic manner? Using data on Wisconsin's unconditional shared revenues program from 1990 to 2000, we find evidence of a
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Intergovernmental Transfers and the Flypaper Effect in Turkey

Turkish Studies, 2004
Intergovernmental transfers can affect the level of local expenditures. Empirical studies indicate that lump sum grants have more stimulative effect on the level of public expenditures than local private income, which is termed “the flypaper effect.” This study examines whether grants cause the flypaper effect in the face of linear budget constraint in
Sa Sa/Ğbafi, Nac Tolga Saruçş
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Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'? [PDF]

, 1997
Are public transfers targeted toward children largely neutralized by the household, as the theory of altruism implies, or is there an intrahousehold “flypaper effect” whereby such transfers “stick” to the child? This paper studies the impact of a school feeding program on child caloric intake in the Philippines.
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The Flypaper Effect: Evidence from India

Public Budgeting & Finance, 2002
The flypaper effect refers to the phenomenon whereby expenditure stimulus from unconditional grants exceeds that from an equivalent increase in income. The flypaper effect has been described as “money sticks where it hits.” The present study empirically tests the flypaper effect for the Indian economy. The study also tests the asymmetry hypothesis that
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Fiscal illusion, uncertainty, and the flypaper effect

Journal of Public Economics, 1992
Abstract The flypaper effect is the empirical observation that increases in intergovernmental aid stimulate greater local government expenditure than do increases in voter income. Fiscal illusion provides a widely accepted explanation for this asymmetry.
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What shapes the flypaper effect? The role of the political environment in the budget process

Local Government Studies, 2022
Vicente Rios, Miriam Hortas-Rico
exaly  

The flypaper sticks even when aid travels overseas

Public Finance Review, 2021
Emily C Marshall, James W Saunoris
exaly  

Income Heterogeneity and the Flypaper Effect

2007
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of the local public expenditures and, in particular, try to explain the so called ’flypaper effect’. The analysis uses a political economy model to relate the existence and size of the flypaper effect to observable municipal characteristics such as the average tax base, income dispersion ...
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Flypaper effect and partisanship theories best explain municipal financial performance in Latin America

Policy Studies, 2022
FRANCISCO Bastida, Lorenzo Estrada
exaly