Are city governments capable of responding to the preferences of their constituents? Is the
menu of policy options determined by forces beyond their direct control? We answer these …

The authors argue that taken-for-granted notions of deservingness and legitimacy among
local government officials affect funding allocations for organizations serving disadvantaged …

We analyze the effects of the introduction of Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, a large federal grants program designed to increase poor students' …

Individual cities are active interest groups in lobbying the federal government, and yet the
dynamics of this intergovernmental lobbying are poorly understood. We argue that …

How does revenue diversification shape the budgetary solvency of city governments?
Previous studies informed by the public choice/fiscal illusion perspective suggest that …

This paper tests for political budget cycles among US municipalities. According to the
political budget cycle hypothesis, in election years government officials engage in …

This study examines the impact on student performance of the education finance reform
enacted in 1993 in Massachusetts and of school districts' institutional structure. Estimating …

In recent decades, the federal government has introduced complex, multilevel state‐
operated revolving loan fund programs as an instrument for promoting state and local …

In this article, we present the findings of a study on the electoral use of intergovernmental
grants for municipal infrastructure. The study adds to the body of work on redistributive …

When governments introduce programs or funding for initiatives that are partially provided
by lower levels of governments or in the private or third sectors, should the government be …