Howard Chernick
Biographic Data
| ID | 4454590 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Howard Chernick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Howard |
| FAMILY NAME | Chernick |
| SIGNATURE | CHERNICK H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hunter College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The fiscal condition of U.S. cities
The Great Recession has caused significant fiscal stress for U.S. central cities. We draw on a specially created database for the nation’s largest cities that takes account of the revenues and spending of all of the governmental units that serve central city residents, which we call fiscally standardized cities, to provide the most complete documentation available of the sharp decline in real revenues and spending between 2007 and 2012. Except fo…
Comparing Central City Finances Using Fiscally Standardized Cities
Because fiscal institutions and arrangements differ widely across US cities, it has until now been very difficult to conduct comparative analysis of spending, revenues, and debt in US cities. This paper describes a new city fiscal dataset, called fiscally standardized cities (FiSCs), that directly addresses the varying roles of municipal governments, counties, school districts, and special districts in the financing of central cities. By taking s…
Cigarette trafficking in five northeastern US cities
Reducing cigarette trafficking would increase the effectiveness of tobacco taxes in reducing smoking and generate additional tax revenue, particularly in higher-taxed cities. Federal action to reduce cigarette trafficking, such as a track-and-trace system, is needed
Predicting the Impact of the U.S. Housing Crisis and "Great Recession" on Central City Revenues
Using data from 1983 to 2009 on revenues, housing prices, and incomes, we forecast the impact of the U.S. housing crisis and “Great Recession” on the revenues of the nation’s largest central cities for 2009–2013. We develop the concept of constructed cities, to allow valid comparisons across cities in light of varying expenditure responsibilities of city governments. We predict that general revenue per capita in the average central city will decl…
Federal-State Tax Interactions in the United States and Canada
The potential for vertical tax competition is strongest when different levels of government share the same base. Because there is greater sharing of common tax bases in Canada than in the United States, we expect vertical tax competition to be weaker in the United States than in Canada. Econometric analysis of US data supports this hypothesis. Taking account of the deductibility-related endogeneity of federal tax burdens by state, federal income …
"Comment on "Tax Exporting, Federal Deductibility, and State Tax Structure
America's Ailing Cities
The two New Yorks
Federal Tax Reform and the Financing of State and Local Governments
Block Grants for the Needy
Changes in the federal program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children have been considered which would alter the program from one in which federal dollars match state and local contributions, to a program in which the federal contributions are fixed in the form of a block grant. A review of econometric evidence suggests that under a block grant scheme, the federal contribution must be substantially greater than under a matching grant if the p…
The fiscal condition of U.S. cities
The Great Recession has caused significant fiscal stress for U.S. central cities. We draw on a specially created database for the nation’s largest cities that takes account of the revenues and spending of all of the governmental units that serve central city residents, which we call fiscally standardized cities, to provide the most complete documentation available of the sharp decline in real revenues and spending between 2007 and 2012. Except fo…
Comparing Central City Finances Using Fiscally Standardized Cities
Because fiscal institutions and arrangements differ widely across US cities, it has until now been very difficult to conduct comparative analysis of spending, revenues, and debt in US cities. This paper describes a new city fiscal dataset, called fiscally standardized cities (FiSCs), that directly addresses the varying roles of municipal governments, counties, school districts, and special districts in the financing of central cities. By taking s…
Federal-State Tax Interactions in the United States and Canada
The potential for vertical tax competition is strongest when different levels of government share the same base. Because there is greater sharing of common tax bases in Canada than in the United States, we expect vertical tax competition to be weaker in the United States than in Canada. Econometric analysis of US data supports this hypothesis. Taking account of the deductibility-related endogeneity of federal tax burdens by state, federal income …
America's Ailing Cities
Federal Tax Reform and the Financing of State and Local Governments
Block Grants for the Needy
Changes in the federal program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children have been considered which would alter the program from one in which federal dollars match state and local contributions, to a program in which the federal contributions are fixed in the form of a block grant. A review of econometric evidence suggests that under a block grant scheme, the federal contribution must be substantially greater than under a matching grant if the p…
Block Grants for the Needy
Changes in the federal program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children have been considered which would alter the program from one in which federal dollars match state and local contributions, to a program in which the federal contributions are fixed in the form of a block grant. A review of econometric evidence suggests that under a block grant scheme, the federal contribution must be substantially greater than under a matching grant if the p…
Federal Tax Reform and the Financing of State and Local Governments
America's Ailing Cities
The two New Yorks
"Comment on "Tax Exporting, Federal Deductibility, and State Tax Structure
Federal-State Tax Interactions in the United States and Canada
The potential for vertical tax competition is strongest when different levels of government share the same base. Because there is greater sharing of common tax bases in Canada than in the United States, we expect vertical tax competition to be weaker in the United States than in Canada. Econometric analysis of US data supports this hypothesis. Taking account of the deductibility-related endogeneity of federal tax burdens by state, federal income …
Predicting the Impact of the U.S. Housing Crisis and "Great Recession" on Central City Revenues
Using data from 1983 to 2009 on revenues, housing prices, and incomes, we forecast the impact of the U.S. housing crisis and “Great Recession” on the revenues of the nation’s largest central cities for 2009–2013. We develop the concept of constructed cities, to allow valid comparisons across cities in light of varying expenditure responsibilities of city governments. We predict that general revenue per capita in the average central city will decl…
Cigarette trafficking in five northeastern US cities
Reducing cigarette trafficking would increase the effectiveness of tobacco taxes in reducing smoking and generate additional tax revenue, particularly in higher-taxed cities. Federal action to reduce cigarette trafficking, such as a track-and-trace system, is needed
Comparing Central City Finances Using Fiscally Standardized Cities
Because fiscal institutions and arrangements differ widely across US cities, it has until now been very difficult to conduct comparative analysis of spending, revenues, and debt in US cities. This paper describes a new city fiscal dataset, called fiscally standardized cities (FiSCs), that directly addresses the varying roles of municipal governments, counties, school districts, and special districts in the financing of central cities. By taking s…
The fiscal condition of U.S. cities
The Great Recession has caused significant fiscal stress for U.S. central cities. We draw on a specially created database for the nation’s largest cities that takes account of the revenues and spending of all of the governmental units that serve central city residents, which we call fiscally standardized cities, to provide the most complete documentation available of the sharp decline in real revenues and spending between 2007 and 2012. Except fo…
Economics (9 works) · Business (6 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (5 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (5 works) · Public economics (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Finance (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Revenue (4 works) · State (computer science (4 works)