Browsing Statistisk sentralbyrås publikasjonsserier / Published by Statistics Norway by Subject "Local public finance"
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A structural approach for measuring fiscal disparities
(Discussion Papers;No. 254, Working paper, 1999)Fiscal disparities arise from differences in costs and capacity to produce a standard package of public services. This paper proposes to use a structural modelling approach as basis for measuring fiscal disparities across ... -
Local government preferences, individual needs, and the allocation of social assistance
(Discussion Papers;No. 380, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: Governments that pursue welfare and equalization goals frequently target cash transfers to individuals that suffer from limited economic opportunities and poverty. To achieve the desired allocation of welfare ... -
Long-term effects of school spending. Evidence from exiting cohort size variation
(Discussion Paper;No. 1006, Working paper, 2023-08)This paper investigates the long-term effects of local government education spending on child outcomes, including income, educational attainment, and family formation in adulthood. We propose a novel identification ... -
Measuring the benefits from public services : the effects of local government spending on the distribution of income in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 339, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of how local public in-kind benefits affect the distribution of income in Norway. To this end, a method that accounts for differences between municipalities ... -
Revealed standards for distributing public home-care on clients
(Discussion Papers;No. 288, Working paper, 2000)Abstract: When private goods are publicly provided at subsidized prices, government authorities have to determine the distribution of services on recipients. Such distributions are commonly based on legal regulations and ...