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Openness, country size and government [PDF]
Journal of Public Economics, 1998 Abstract This paper shows that smaller countries have a larger share of public consumption in GDP, and are also more open to trade. These empirical observations are consistent with recent theoretical models explaining country formation and break up, and may account for the observed positive empirical relationship between trade openness and government
Romain Wacziarg, Alberto Alesina
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The size and composition of government expenditure [PDF]
Journal of Public Economics, 2007 Abstract This paper tests several leading hypotheses on determinants of government expenditure. The purpose is to avoid omitted variables bias by testing the prominent theories in a comprehensive specification, to identify persistent puzzles for the current set of theories, and to explore those puzzles in greater depth by looking at the composition ...
Cameron A Shelton
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Public Choice, 1981
Most research on the causes of growth in government expenditure has focused on the demand for government services. In this paper, we argue that in fact this growth may have occurred because of changes in supply. Changes in technology leading to increased specialization and thus increased opportunity costs of self-production have led to increased market
James B. Kau, Paul H. Rubin
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Most research on the causes of growth in government expenditure has focused on the demand for government services. In this paper, we argue that in fact this growth may have occurred because of changes in supply. Changes in technology leading to increased specialization and thus increased opportunity costs of self-production have led to increased market
James B. Kau, Paul H. Rubin
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A Rational Theory of the Size of Government
Journal of Political Economy, 1981In a general equilibrium model of a labor economy, the size of government, measured by the share of income redistributed, is determined by majority rule. Voters rationally anticipate the disincentive effects of taxation on the labor-leisure choices of their fellow citizens and take the effect into account when voting.
Meltzer, Allan H, Richard, Scott F
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Government Size, the Role of Commitments*
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2011AbstractWe explore the hypothesis that long‐term commitments affect the dynamics of government expenditure. With the aid of a simple median‐voter model we interpret the pattern of increasing‐then‐constant tax rates observed in OECD countries in the second half of the last century: persistence of public expenditure and a lower bound on new interventions
Albanese, G, MODICA, Salvatore
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Indian Public Policy Review, 2022
Kerala has devolved a large number of functions, funds and functionaries to the local governments. The state reports the highest number of local government functionaries per 1000 population among the Indian states. Adhering to the principle of subsidiarity would suggest that line departments at the state level reduce in size.
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Kerala has devolved a large number of functions, funds and functionaries to the local governments. The state reports the highest number of local government functionaries per 1000 population among the Indian states. Adhering to the principle of subsidiarity would suggest that line departments at the state level reduce in size.
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2019
The growing economic power of government has prompted many studies to seek to establish the optimum size of government and how it might relate to economic growth, productivity and inflation. <br><br>Václav Rybáček examines how these studies have used national accounts and officially published statistics to invariably underestimate the size ...
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The growing economic power of government has prompted many studies to seek to establish the optimum size of government and how it might relate to economic growth, productivity and inflation. <br><br>Václav Rybáček examines how these studies have used national accounts and officially published statistics to invariably underestimate the size ...
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The optimal size of government
Public Choice, 1987In the economic analysis of the theory of government, two views of government are evident. The Pigovian view sees government as a benevolent actor striving to correct for the inadequacies and excesses of an unrestrained marketplace. The ‘Public Choice’ view of government portrays government as the tool of special interest groups as likely to generate ...
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Uncertainty and the size of government
Economics Letters, 2005Abstract Voters decide on a proportional income tax. Uncertainty about government revenue can lead to a larger or smaller tax rate depending on the voters' degree of prudence. It is possible for rich voters to be better off under uncertainty.
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