The determinants of success in local earmarking

The case of new york city council discretionary expense grants

Bibliographic Data

ID20201196
AuthorsYonghong Wu (0000-0002-1439-6654, University of Illinois Chicago), Daniel Williams (0000-0001-5075-2049, Baruch College), Daniel W Williams
Year2017
Volume29
Issue3
Pages319-345
Publication date2017-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jpbafm-29-03-2017-b002
OpenAlexW2804006500
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

This paper examines the determinants of success in seeking local government earmarked funding. We compile data of the aggregate amounts of the New York City Council discretionary expense grants received or requested by each council district every year during 2011-2013. The statistical results show that the allocation of the expense grants are politically motivated with more earmark funds flowing to the districts council leaders and key committee chairpersons represent. Furthermore, constituents of key committee chairpersons are more successful in the earmarking process. Districts with larger African American population have lower success ratios possibly because they request significantly more earmarks. These empirical findings are consistent with anecdotal perceptions that earmarking is not substantially effective in meeting community need

Business · Economics · Local government · Political science · Population · Public economics · Sociology · Demography · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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