Redistributive Public Employment Export

@article{citeulike:1884933, abstract = {Politicians may use "disguised" redistributive policies in order to circumvent opposition to explicit tax-transfer schemes. First, we present a theoretical model that formalizes this hypothesis. Next, we provide evidence consistent with the prediction of the model, namely that in U.S. cities, politicians use public employment as such a redistributive device. We find that city employment is significantly higher in cities where income inequality and ethnic fragmentation are higher.}, author = {Alesina, Alberto and Baqir, Reza and Easterly, William}, citeulike-article-id = {1884933}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/juec.1999.2164}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WMG-45CWX4N-F/2/e0df6da325a2f0e4750fade33e72a20f}, doi = {10.1006/juec.1999.2164}, journal = {Journal of Urban Economics}, keywords = {employment, partisanship, publicsector, redistribution, usa}, month = {September}, number = {2}, pages = {219--241}, posted-at = {2007-11-08 14:31:42}, priority = {3}, title = {Redistributive Public Employment}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/juec.1999.2164}, volume = {48}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1884933 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1884933 N2 - Politicians may use "disguised" redistributive policies in order to circumvent opposition to explicit tax-transfer schemes. First, we present a theoretical model that formalizes this hypothesis. Next, we provide evidence consistent with the prediction of the model, namely that in U.S. cities, politicians use public employment as such a redistributive device. We find that city employment is significantly higher in cities where income inequality and ethnic fragmentation are higher. IS - 2 JF - Journal of Urban Economics EP - 241 TI - Redistributive Public Employment VL - 48 SP - 219 KW - employment KW - partisanship KW - publicsector KW - redistribution KW - usa AU - Alesina, Alberto AU - Baqir, Reza AU - Easterly, William PY - 2000/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/juec.1999.2164 ER -