Corbi, R, Papaioannou, E and Surico, P
(2019)
Regional Transfer Multipliers.
Review of Economic Studies, 86 (5).
pp. 1901-1934.
ISSN 0034-6527
Official URL: https://academic.oup.com/restud/article/86/5/1901/...
Abstract
A series of discontinuities in the allocation mechanism of federal transfers, to municipal governments in Brazil allow us to identify the causal effect of public spending on local labor markets, using a ‘fuzzy’ Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD). Our estimates imply a cost per job of about 8,000 US dollars per year and a local income multiplier around two. The effect comes mostly from employment in services and is more pronounced among less financially developed municipalities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Subject Areas: | Economics |
Additional Information: |
© 2019 Oxford University Press |
Funder Name: | European Research Council, European Research Council |
Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2018 12:11 |
Date of first compliant deposit: | 16 Jan 2019 |
Subjects: |
Brazil Public finance Regional planning |
Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2024 01:46 |
URI: | https://lbsresearch.london.edu/id/eprint/1037 |