Measures and Models of Budgetary Policy

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ID6328985
AuthorsChristopher Wlezien (0000-0002-0719-697X, University of Oxford), Stuart Soroka (0000-0001-7524-0859, McGill University), Stuart N Soroka
Year2003
Volume31
Issue2
Pages273-286
Publication date2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1541-0072.00015
OpenAlexW2038278075
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited27

This manuscript considers the theoretical and empirical differences between appropriations and outlays and the implications of these differences for analyses of public budgeting in the United States. The research focuses on two questions: (1) What is the relationship between appropriations and outlays over time in different budgetary functions? and (2) What is the consequence of using appropriations or outlays in analyses of budgetary change? Results indicate that the relationship between appropriations and outlays varies quite considerably (and surprisingly) across functions and that the differences matter quite a lot, at least in certain areas. Indeed, whether one uses appropriations or outlays may lead one to draw very different conclusions about the politics of public budgeting. Budgetary measures, it appears, really matter

Economics · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Policy and Administration Research

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