Thorough and authoritative, Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development:
Theory and Methods provides students with a sound approach to analyzing the economic …

This article investigates local governments' spending of accommodations tax revenues in
the state of South Carolina. Although these revenues are partially earmarked for tourism …

Of thirty-eight states with lotteries, sixteen earmark lottery profits for primary and secondary
education. In this article, we use a panel data set of states with lotteries to examine the …

Public management literature has previously examined privatization in which government
contracts with private firms or other organizations to provide goods or services to the public …

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) was the largest
onetime federal investment in K-12 schools in history, funneling almost $200 billion to states …

Prior research argues that lottery consumers consider how funds are to be used in making
lottery purchase decisions. Possible explanations for this behavior include altruism as well …

A number of cities in the United States have adopted earmarked taxes to fund arts
organizations. The most common tax bases are retail sales taxes, hotel/motel taxes and …

State-sponsored lotteries are a popular way for legislatures to voluntarily increase revenue,
with proponents typically suggesting that lotteries supplement educational funding. While …

Abstract The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) was the
largest onetime federal investment in K–12 schools in history, funneling almost $200 billion …

H'igher education funding levels are determined amidst a complex web of influencing
factors. Previous research on higher education funding has examined political and …