EFFECTS OF STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC-SERVICES AN ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT

Authors
Citation
Rc. Fisher, EFFECTS OF STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC-SERVICES AN ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT, New England economic review, 1997, pp. 53
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00284726
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-4726(1997):<53:EOSALP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
What impact do the quality and mix of state and local public services exert on economic development? Do high-quality services foster economi c growth, even if accompanied by a high level of taxation? Are certain types of firms more sensitive to service quality than others? What ar e the difficulties inherent in measuring service quality, and how have investigators dealt with them?