The condition of roads, bridges, schools, water treatment plants, and other physical assets
greatly influences the economy's ability to function and grow. Commerce requires well …

Subnational US governments retain the primary responsibility of constructing and preserving
the public infrastructure that connects communities and businesses, enhances public …

In attempting to promote economic development, states often pursue either a race-to-the-
bottom approach focused on lowering business costs or a more investment-based, race-to …

This article offers new evidence on the political determinants of local government's public
investment policy. A public infrastructure investment function was estimated using data for …

Research has shown that foreign direct investment (FDI) encourages economic growth at
the state level. We also know that knowledge spillovers, measured via patent counts …

In the context of fiscal decentralization, we use cross-sectional data of 242 Chinese cities in
2005 to explore the major factors contributing to the decline of public investment. The main …

State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs) are revolving transportation infrastructure investment funds
that are capitalized with federal assistance funds and state‐matching funds. Despite …

Given the significant amount of public infrastructure spending and the widely expressed
concern about the declining quality of the American public infrastructure system, research …

Purpose In developing countries, governance structures are reputed to be weak, and
infrastructure procurement is largely achieved through public sector financing. This study …

This article examines the interstate spillover effect of Medicaid expenditures for home‐and
community‐based services (HCBS) and tests the relationship between fiscal …