Laurie J Bates
Biographic Data
| ID | 5544796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurie J Bates |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurie J |
| FAMILY NAME | Bates |
| SIGNATURE | BATES L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bryant University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does Baumol's Cost Disease Account for Nonfederal Public‐Sector Cost Growth in the United States? A New Test of an Old Idea
Objectives To examine if Baumol's cost disease of the service sector offers an explanation for the growth of state and local government costs in the United States. Methods The study tests whether state‐wide increases in wage rates relative to productivity influence the growth of state and local government spending using a relatively new econometric test along with a panel data set of the 50 states over the period from 1980 to 2009. Results Findin…
The Demand for Local Public Health Services: Do Unified and Independent Public Health Departments Spend Differently
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors affecting the demand for local public health services and to compare the spending patterns of independent and unified public health departments. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Cross-sectional data for 2004 from various public health departments in Connecticut. STUDY DESIGN: Uses probit analysis to examine the factors affecting the consolidation of public health departments. These results help correct for sample sel…
Leviathan in the Crosshairs
The impact of a state mandated expenditure floor on aggregate property values
The Public Demand for Open Space: The Case of Connecticut Communities
The Public Demand for Open Space: The Case of Connecticut Communities
Does Baumol's Cost Disease Account for Nonfederal Public‐Sector Cost Growth in the United States? A New Test of an Old Idea
Objectives To examine if Baumol's cost disease of the service sector offers an explanation for the growth of state and local government costs in the United States. Methods The study tests whether state‐wide increases in wage rates relative to productivity influence the growth of state and local government spending using a relatively new econometric test along with a panel data set of the 50 states over the period from 1980 to 2009. Results Findin…
The impact of a state mandated expenditure floor on aggregate property values
The Public Demand for Open Space: The Case of Connecticut Communities
The impact of a state mandated expenditure floor on aggregate property values
Leviathan in the Crosshairs
The Demand for Local Public Health Services: Do Unified and Independent Public Health Departments Spend Differently
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors affecting the demand for local public health services and to compare the spending patterns of independent and unified public health departments. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Cross-sectional data for 2004 from various public health departments in Connecticut. STUDY DESIGN: Uses probit analysis to examine the factors affecting the consolidation of public health departments. These results help correct for sample sel…
Does Baumol's Cost Disease Account for Nonfederal Public‐Sector Cost Growth in the United States? A New Test of an Old Idea
Objectives To examine if Baumol's cost disease of the service sector offers an explanation for the growth of state and local government costs in the United States. Methods The study tests whether state‐wide increases in wage rates relative to productivity influence the growth of state and local government spending using a relatively new econometric test along with a panel data set of the 50 states over the period from 1980 to 2009. Results Findin…
Economics (5 works) · Public economics (5 works) · Macroeconomics (4 works) · Housing Market and Economics (3 works) · Microeconomics (3 works) · Public finance (3 works) · Aggregate (composite (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (2 works)