Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Sweetser, Wendell Edmund
URN	etd-07242012-040206
Title	An analysis of revenue sharing's performance in achieving its formula goals
Degree	PhD
Department	Economics
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Tideman, Thorwald Nicolaus Committee Chair Faith, Roger L. Committee Member Goetz, Charles J. Committee Member Schmidt, Wilson E. Committee Member Tullock, Gordon Committee Member
Keywords	Revenue sharing
Date of Defense	1979-08-15
Availability	restricted
Abstract The State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, otherwise known as the revenue sharing act, distributes $30.2 billion to nearly 39,000 state and local governments over a five year period. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the actual workings of the program are consistent with the goals its supporters set for it. Other formula studies of revenue sharing begin by selecting a goal, or qoals, that revenue sharing is supposed to advance (or should advance), and then proceed to develop alternative distribution formulas which are more responsive to the predeternined goal(s). This study, by examining the structure of the distribution formula, uses a revealed preference technique to ascertain four program goals inherent in the structure of the distribution formula.
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