Family Tax Burdens: How Do the States Compare?
In: Spectrum: The Journal of State Government, Band 65, Heft 4, S. 6
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In: Spectrum: The Journal of State Government, Band 65, Heft 4, S. 6
In: State Government: journal of state affairs, Band 51, S. 204-211
ISSN: 0039-0097
In: State Government: journal of state affairs, Band 51, S. 194-203
ISSN: 0039-0097
In: State Government: journal of state affairs, Band 49, S. 9-17
ISSN: 0039-0097
In: Contemporary economic policy: a journal of Western Economic Association International, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 293-305
ISSN: 1465-7287
The American states have provided a rich laboratory in which to examine influences on economic growth, physical capital, human capital, and a variety of policy variables. Existing studies typically use broad cross sections of all states or particular regional subsamples. Pairwise matching is an alternative design for better controlling of omitted variables. We estimate a growth model of U.S. states for 1997–2005 before and after applying different pairwise matching techniques. Our results indicate that sample estimates based on pairwise matching substantially improve the overall ability of the growth model to identify the growth‐enhancing effects of lower tax burdens in general and lower individual income‐tax rates in particular. These effects are more pronounced with narrower matching criteria. (JEL H00, C29, O40)
In: The American journal of economics and sociology, Band 66, Heft 4, S. 747-763
ISSN: 1536-7150
Abstract. We utilize a rich and unique data source covering 13,825 Southern Baptist Convention churches in seven Southern states to test the impact of religious market competition, or pluralism, on clergy salary. We link county‐level religious market and socioeconomic data to the county in which each church is located. Two measures of religious output market are used. One is a narrow output market definition calculated using only SBC churches. The other is a more broadly defined measure calculated using 132 Judeo‐Christian denominations. Using regression analysis, we conclude that greater concentration among Southern Baptist Churches' members within a given county area has a positive, and statistically significant, impact on Southern Baptist clergy salaries, while greater concentration among other denominations has no impact on Southern Baptist clergy salaries. Most importantly, we show that Southern Baptist Churches exhibit predictable economic behavior despite the ethereal nature of the product they provide.
In: Innovation: organization & management: IOM, S. 1-23
ISSN: 2204-0226