The Impact of State and Local Tax and Expenditure Limitations on State Economic Growth

Deller, Steven C.; Stallmann, Judith I.; Amiel, Lindsay

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2257.2011.00577.x

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“…This index does not specifically measure the level of the TEL (i.e., how much taxing and spending is allowed), but rather how difficult it is for state policymakers to bypass the state's adopted limit. Given that most studies look at TELs in a dichotomous nature (either they are present in a state or not), this index is by far the most comprehensive way to examine TELs and has been gaining momentum in the literature (Marlowe ; Kioko ; Cummins ; Deller, Stallman and Amiel ).…”

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The Effect of TELs on State Revenue Volatility: Evidence From the American States

Staley¹

2015

Public Budgeting & Finance

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Stable revenue flows in the American states are paramount for state policymakers in order to effectively and efficiently provide goods and services to their constituents. However, there has been very little empirical work which examines what political factors are correlated with volatility in state revenue streams. This work examines one wide‐spread fiscal limit, tax and expenditure limitations, which a majority of states began adopting after the tax revolt of 1978. Using panel data and time‐series cross‐sectional analysis, this work finds that states with more stringently binding tax and expenditure limitations—in addition to other political, demographic, economic, and geographic factors—are associated with greater levels of state revenue volatility. Looking at 48 states over 37 years (1969–2005), this relationship is both statistically and substantively significant.

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The Effect of TELs on State Revenue Volatility: Evidence From the American States

Staley¹

2015

Public Budgeting & Finance

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“…Results suggest no positive relationship between TELs and economic performance but found some evidence that more restrictive TELs actually hinder economic performance. Deller et al (2012) found that more restrictive TELs have a dampening effect on economic growth. Taking the research a step farther, Amiel, Deller, and Stallman (2012) used a panel of annual data for the 50 states from 1990 to 2010, with a variable parameter specification coupled with a dynamic generalized method of moments (GMM) panel estimator.…”

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Surveying the Effects of Limitations on Taxes and Expenditures: What Do/Don’t We Know

Stallmann

Maher

Deller

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J. Public Nonprof Aff.

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The literature on tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) is extensive and continues to grow as the impact of these institutional constraints on fiscal and economic outcomes continues to develop. In this survey, we review the literature of both state- and local-level TELs, in an attempt to provide an overview of their theoretical, operational, and empirical contexts. The study concludes a discussion of future TEL research needs.

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“…Initially, TELs were adopted as a form of government protest in the early 1800s, though they began to emerge in earnest during the tax revolt of the 1970s and 1980s with the adoption of property tax limits, such as California's Proposition 13 and Massachusetts' Proposition 2 1/2 (Atchison 1992;Deller, Stallmann, and Amiel 2012;Sun 2014). The string of recessions between 1969 and 1982, combined with the fact that tax codes were not indexed for inflation, left many households struggling financially (Domitrovic 2014).…”

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State Preemption of Local Laws: Origins and Modern Trends

Goodman

Hatch

McDonald

2020

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance

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American cities are creatures of their states, with states both granting and limiting the power of their cities. This relationship is characterized by how cooperative or competitive states are with cities in their legislation. Despite the recent attention given to state preemption of local laws, this is not a new phenomenon. Part of the confusion surrounding preemption is that there is no shared definition or understanding of its forms. The purpose of this article is to begin to create that shared conception. In doing so, we define preemption according to its historic origins as the use of coercive methods to substitute state priorities for local policymaking. We argue modern state preemption of local laws can be divided into four phases, each with their own policies and mechanisms. We show how preemption has changed over time, shifting the functional, legal, and political relationship between states and their cities. Together, these phases help assist policymakers and administrators in understanding the nature of state preemption, and thus how to create and implement local policies in an environment where the distribution of power between governments is competitive and changing.

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The Impact of State and Local Tax and Expenditure Limitations on State Economic Growth

Cited by 33 publications

References 48 publications

The Effect of TELs on State Revenue Volatility: Evidence From the American States

The Effect of TELs on State Revenue Volatility: Evidence From the American States

Surveying the Effects of Limitations on Taxes and Expenditures: What Do/Don’t We Know

State Preemption of Local Laws: Origins and Modern Trends

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