Strategic Interaction Among Overlapping Local Jurisdictions

Windfall revenues from windfarms: How do county governments respond to increases in the local tax base induced by wind energy installations?

“…County governments typically share the property tax base with other jurisdictions such as municipalities and school districts. Further research that examines how overlapping governments respond in terms of spending and property tax rates when they experience windfall revenues from economic developments such as wind farms would contribute to a growing literature on intergovernmental fiscal interactions and competition (e.g., Berry, 2008; Brien, 2018; Burge & Piper, 2012; Greer, 2015; Wu & Hendrick, 2009).…”