Testing for strategic interaction among local governments: the case of growth controls

Article Abstract:

Strategic interaction among local governments was investigated using a methodology developed by Case et al (1993) to gain a better understanding of policy interdependence. The study focused on the growth control policies implemented by California cities to determine whether these choices are interdependent. It used the results of Glickfeld and Levine's (1992) survey of the state's growth control practices to develop an index of the growth controls' stringency in each of the city examined. This index was used in the study as the dependent variable. The findings indicate the existence of strategic interaction in the cities' adoption of growth controls. Evidence also suggests that policy interdependence results from the sensitivity of a city's growth control decision to the tightness of the regional housing market.

Administration of Economic Programs, Economic Programs-State, Economic policy, Economic development, Local government, Policy sciences, Limited-growth policy, Limited growth policy

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A switching regression analysis of urban population densities

Article Abstract:

Urban population density contours are suggested by new theoretical research in urban economics to be inherently discontinuous. This theoretical conclusion brings the standard practice of estimating smooth population density contours into question, and requires that an estimation technique be developed capable of identifying discontinuities. Quandt's switching regression method is applied to the estimation problem, resulting in population density contours with significant discontinuities.

Demographic aspects, Metropolitan areas, Population density, Urban land use, Population transfers, Urban population

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Local income redistribution: a club-theoretic analysis

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Optimal income redistribution is examined for a club model without inter-club transfers which creates tradeoffs between efficiency and equity. Results indicate that local redistributions have clear efficiency losses. When the results are projected onto the example of school funding, they show that state aid to local school districts allows consumers to retain the benefits of redistribution while still clustering according to their choice of education.

Analysis, Social science research, Income distribution

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