The States' Scramble for Federal Funds
Who Wins, Who Loses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11684785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Rothenberg Pack (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-175 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3324702 |
| OpenAlex | W2025232186 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Interstate differences between federal expenditures and receipts are very large, generally favoring the southern and western states. The more slowly growing states of the northeast and midwest point to these imbalances as one source of their economic difficulties. The major source of disparity lies in revenue patterns, not in expenditure allocations. Reallocating federal expenditures on an equal per capita basis would reduce regional disparities in flows of federal funds by only about 25 percent. The principal regional beneficiary of equalized expenditures would be the midwest states of the Great Lakes region. However, contrary to the expectations of proponents of such redistribution, the southeastern states would also be major beneficiaries while the larger states of the mideast and New England would be hurt. Selective expenditure changes might be targeted more effectively to individual regions or states; but finding consistent, generally acceptable principles upon which to base such changes is a formidable problem
Business · Economics · Federal funds · Monetary economics · Monetary policy · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Finance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 1993 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |