The size and composition of government expenditure

By Cameron A. Shelton. 2007

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations

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Did globalization restrict partisan politics? An empirical evaluation of social expenditures in a panel of OECD countries (2009, background): “Dreher et al. 2008a; Gemmell et al. 2008; Sanz and Velazquez 2007; Shelton 2007 ).”
The Effect of Rising Income Inequality on Taxation and Public Expenditures: Evidence from U.S. Municipalities and School Districts, 1970–2000 (2013, background): “The sources of school district revenue changed dramatically over this period.”
An empirical retrospect of the impacts of government expenditures on economic growth: new evidence from the Nigerian economy (2020, background): “Shelton (2007) noted that growing population and problems associated with urbanization often exacerbate the pressure for the government to increase public expenditures.”
Does government ideology influence budget composition? Empirical evidence from OECD countries (2010, background): “By contrast, globalization has hardly influenced budget composition (Dreher et al. 2008a, 2008b, Sanz and Velázquez 2007, Gemmell et al. 2008, Shelton 2007).”
Response to David J. Samuels and Ben W. Ansell’s review of From Open Secrets to Secret Voting: Democratic Electoral Reforms and Voter Autonomy (2014, background): “…Easterly and Rebelo (1993); Haggard and Kaufman (2012); Jackman (1974); Kenworthy and McCall (2008); Lott and Kenny (1999); Pampel and Williamson (1992); Perotti (1996); Prado and Dincecco (2009); Putterman (1996); Rodrigiuez (1999); Scheve and Stasavage (2009); Shelton (2007); Tullock (1983).”
The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization: A Survey (2015, positive): “…the composition of public expenditure, there is strong evidence from panel data showing that fiscal decentralization increases the share of education and health expenditures in total government expenditures, especially in developing countries (Arze del Granado et al., 2005; Shelton, 2007).”
Increasing Public Expenditure: Wagner’s Law in OECD Countries (2011, background): “Shelton (2007) provides a common empirical framework for the assessment of the hypotheses put forward by this literature.”