Home rule and municipal revenue stability: New evidence from Texas

Zhang, Pengju; Nguyen‐Hoang, Phuong

doi:10.1111/pbaf.12332

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“…On the other hand, one would expect Dillon rule cities to have less leeway than home rule cities in substantively decreasing (or increasing) police budgets. However, even if the effect in Model 1 of Supplemental Table E2 were to be statistically significant, it may be consistent with research concluding that relative to Dillon rule municipalities, cities with home rule charters are more likely to experience revenue stability (Zhang and Nguyen-Hoang 2023). Hence, with the increased likelihood of revenue decline, Dillon rule cities may possess less flexibility in keeping the police share of the budget intact during a pandemic, perhaps instead redirecting funds to health-related priorities.…”

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confidence: 69%

“Defund” or “Refund” the Police?: City Council Responsiveness to the Black Lives Matter Protests

Hoang

Benjamin

2023

Urban Affairs Review

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In this research note, we investigate the degree to which local governments reduced or expanded the budgets of police departments in the aftermath of the nation-wide protests organized by the Black Lives Matter movement during the summer of 2020. We also consider the political and social factors that might explain local councils’ decisions on the budget. In analyzing an original dataset of about 100 of the most populous U.S. cities, we do not find strong evidence of government efforts to “defund” the police. However, across various specifications of potential responsiveness to the movement's demands, we do find that mayoral partisanship may be associated with local government decisions to meaningfully reduce their police budgets or abstain from increasing them, but even this relationship may not be sustained in the longer term. Thus, we encourage more research on barriers that potentially inhibit local government responsiveness to social movements like Black Lives Matter.

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confidence: 69%

“Defund” or “Refund” the Police?: City Council Responsiveness to the Black Lives Matter Protests

Hoang

Benjamin

2023

Urban Affairs Review

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“…In fact, "The effects of fiscal policy on economic activities have been the focus of academic research and public debate" (Kim and Nguyen, 2020). In this regard, Zhang and Nguyen-Hoang (2022), "Found that the income stability of autonomous cities comes from the increase in property tax." Of course, "Voter participation has a positive impact on cost efficiency" (Geys et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Improving rural property tax instruments: A case study of Sinaloa, Mexico

Zúñiga-Espinoza,

Reyna-Parra,

Reyes-Pérez

2024

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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The objective of this work on the Rural Property Tax is to make a proposal to improve the instruments for statistical information on both income and investment spending. A qualitative methodology is proposed to make transparent from which community the tax is generated and how to decide the expenditure in public works for rural communities. Finally, public policy recommendations are made such as the suggestion that investment spending should not be concentrated in a small group of communities but should be distributed strategically for the well-being of the rural population. In this regard, it is important that the municipal government reaches agreements with ejido commissaries, syndics and commissaries so that there is a positive economic, social, cultural and political impact. Likewise, the creation of fiscal observatories to follow up on the route of income generated by the tax and the investment spending executed with the said resources. Truth is that the great importance of this tax for Sinaloa’s municipal public finances has not yet been fully appreciated. Among the findings was the preferential treatment given to taxpayers engaged in aquaculture and vegetable exports by paying a lower rate than that established in the law; while agricultural and livestock activities pay a higher rate; there is also a lack of transparency in the selection process of the communities that will benefit from investments for public works. Recommendations for future research may be to address how the public works bidding process is conducted; what experiences exist of tax observatories that monitor both the collection and the correct exercise of public expenditure of this tax; also explore why there is no public policy focused on benefiting the most marginalized communities in Sinaloa’s municipalities with public works.

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“…As per the research outcome, cities that had broadened their revenue structure by tapping non-tax revenue sources were able to handle higher current operational spending with bigger reserves. Revenue-stabilization effects of home rule was examined by Zhang and Nguyen-Hoang (2021). As per the study, increased reliance of home rule cities on property tax to raise more revenue was the major factor behind revenue stability.…”

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confidence: 99%

An Econometric Analysis of Revenue Diversification Among Selected Indian States

Darshini¹,

Karnam

2023

South Asia Economic Journal

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The key objective of this article is to empirically examine the trends and determinants of revenue diversification with respect to 14 major Indian states. The findings highlight a gradual decrease in the level of revenue diversification, which has become more visible in recent years. This indicates an erratic pattern of growth in tax and non-tax revenue sources. The panel cross-sectional–autoregressive distributed lag model test results reveal a positive contribution of economic and institutional factors, as compared to political factors, toward the process of revenue diversification. Overall, it is evident that cyclical fluctuations in the major tax revenue sources, coupled with a lessened emphasis on rationalising the structure of non-tax revenue sources, seem to have had an adverse impact on the process of revenue diversification on the part of states. JEL Classifications: H0, H1, H2, H7

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Home rule and municipal revenue stability: New evidence from Texas

Cited by 3 publications

References 48 publications

“Defund” or “Refund” the Police?: City Council Responsiveness to the Black Lives Matter Protests

“Defund” or “Refund” the Police?: City Council Responsiveness to the Black Lives Matter Protests

Improving rural property tax instruments: A case study of Sinaloa, Mexico

An Econometric Analysis of Revenue Diversification Among Selected Indian States

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