What Determines Homeland Security Spending? An Econometric Analysis of the Homeland Security Grant Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6328218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tyler Prante (Central Washington University), Alok K Bohara (0000-0003-0658-5997) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-256 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2008.00264.x |
| OpenAlex | W1990181652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 17 |
The distribution of State Homeland Security Grants has been characterized as pork barrel spending, where political considerations and not terrorism risk are determining the allocation each state receives. Using revealed preference analysis, we test this claim. From 2004 to 2006, measures of terrorism risk are found to be positive determinants of funding while measures of political influence and party affiliation of elected officials show no positive relationship with grant funding. These results are not compatible with the assertion that funding is distributed due to political factors
Assertion · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Homeland · Homeland security · Political science · Politics · Public economics · State (computer science · Terrorism · Agricultural risk and resilience · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |