Panel: Government Responses to Economic and Population Declines
(Public Finance)

Saturday, November 10, 2012: 1:45 PM-3:15 PM
Jefferson (Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Moderators:  Stuart Kasdin, George Washington University and Roy Meyers, UMBC
Chairs:  Rui Sun, University of Central Florida

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Managing Fiscal Distress: Political Cost and Effectiveness of Budget Gap-Closing Strategies
Milena Neshkova and Hai Guo, Florida International University



A More Equitable Approach to Cutting Intergovernmental Aid
Bo Zhao and David Coyne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston



Declining Places and Ratchet Effects: Why Local Public Employment Goes up but Rarely Comes Down
Christopher R Berry1, Jeffrey Grogger1 and Martin R West2, (1)University of Chicago, (2)Harvard Graduate School of Education



Political and Institutional Factors In Making Fiscal Policy During Crisis: Evidence From U.S. States
Sounman Hong, Harvard University




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