William Simonsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4398805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Simonsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Simonsen |
| SIGNATURE | SIMONSEN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Debt and Deception
Government borrowing occurs whenever the government forgoes control over some future flow of resources or benefits in order to acquire resources for current use. Based on this definition, the authors identify several ways that state governments borrow, which include widely recognized forms of debt as well as types of actions that are less transparent. Case studies for Connecticut, Illinois, and New York document the large amounts of future commit…
The influence of fiscal information on preferences for city services
This article looks at the effects of fiscal information on citizen preferences for city services. We ask the question: Does support for taxes for government services change if citizens are presented with the tax amount? We explore this question using surveys of registered voters in Eugene, Oregon. Understanding how fiscal information sways support for taxes for services could influence how much and what type of information is provided to citizens…
Does It Make Any Difference Anymore? Competitive versus Negotiated Municipal Bond Issuance
Do municipal bonds sold through competition have lower interest rates for issuers than negotiated sales? Research done in the 1970s and 1980s suggests that, all else equal, interest costs are generally lower for competitively hid municipal bonds compared to negotiated bond sales William Simonsen and Mark D.Robbins explore this question in light of changes in the municipal bond market that suggest a need to revisit this question. Their findings in…
Aging Population and City Spending
This paper examines the relationship between aging and spending change for cities in Oregon. There is evidence that high growth in the share of the 65 years and older population has a significant depressing effect on overall spending change. The overall negative effect on spending somewhat supports the “Gray Peril” hypothesis. Also, rates of change in police spending are predicted to be high where the proportion of the elderly population is high.…
Changes in Federal Aid and City Finances
Federal aid was not found to stimulate spending for cities in Oregon during 1984–1989. Oregon cities relied primarily on their own-source revenues to finance spending increases. The exception was capital spending, where receipt of federal aid in 1989 positively influenced the rate of spending change. This most likely reflected lower spending by those cities that did not receive competitive federal grants. The amount of federal aid received is gre…
Debt and Deception
Government borrowing occurs whenever the government forgoes control over some future flow of resources or benefits in order to acquire resources for current use. Based on this definition, the authors identify several ways that state governments borrow, which include widely recognized forms of debt as well as types of actions that are less transparent. Case studies for Connecticut, Illinois, and New York document the large amounts of future commit…
The influence of fiscal information on preferences for city services
This article looks at the effects of fiscal information on citizen preferences for city services. We ask the question: Does support for taxes for government services change if citizens are presented with the tax amount? We explore this question using surveys of registered voters in Eugene, Oregon. Understanding how fiscal information sways support for taxes for services could influence how much and what type of information is provided to citizens…
Aging Population and City Spending
This paper examines the relationship between aging and spending change for cities in Oregon. There is evidence that high growth in the share of the 65 years and older population has a significant depressing effect on overall spending change. The overall negative effect on spending somewhat supports the “Gray Peril” hypothesis. Also, rates of change in police spending are predicted to be high where the proportion of the elderly population is high.…
Changes in Federal Aid and City Finances
Federal aid was not found to stimulate spending for cities in Oregon during 1984–1989. Oregon cities relied primarily on their own-source revenues to finance spending increases. The exception was capital spending, where receipt of federal aid in 1989 positively influenced the rate of spending change. This most likely reflected lower spending by those cities that did not receive competitive federal grants. The amount of federal aid received is gre…
Aging Population and City Spending
This paper examines the relationship between aging and spending change for cities in Oregon. There is evidence that high growth in the share of the 65 years and older population has a significant depressing effect on overall spending change. The overall negative effect on spending somewhat supports the “Gray Peril” hypothesis. Also, rates of change in police spending are predicted to be high where the proportion of the elderly population is high.…
Changes in Federal Aid and City Finances
Federal aid was not found to stimulate spending for cities in Oregon during 1984–1989. Oregon cities relied primarily on their own-source revenues to finance spending increases. The exception was capital spending, where receipt of federal aid in 1989 positively influenced the rate of spending change. This most likely reflected lower spending by those cities that did not receive competitive federal grants. The amount of federal aid received is gre…
Does It Make Any Difference Anymore? Competitive versus Negotiated Municipal Bond Issuance
Do municipal bonds sold through competition have lower interest rates for issuers than negotiated sales? Research done in the 1970s and 1980s suggests that, all else equal, interest costs are generally lower for competitively hid municipal bonds compared to negotiated bond sales William Simonsen and Mark D.Robbins explore this question in light of changes in the municipal bond market that suggest a need to revisit this question. Their findings in…
The influence of fiscal information on preferences for city services
This article looks at the effects of fiscal information on citizen preferences for city services. We ask the question: Does support for taxes for government services change if citizens are presented with the tax amount? We explore this question using surveys of registered voters in Eugene, Oregon. Understanding how fiscal information sways support for taxes for services could influence how much and what type of information is provided to citizens…
Debt and Deception
Government borrowing occurs whenever the government forgoes control over some future flow of resources or benefits in order to acquire resources for current use. Based on this definition, the authors identify several ways that state governments borrow, which include widely recognized forms of debt as well as types of actions that are less transparent. Case studies for Connecticut, Illinois, and New York document the large amounts of future commit…
Business (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Finance (4 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 works) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public economics (3 works) · Finance (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works)