PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic)最新文献

Do Municipalities Pay More to Issue Unrated Bonds? 市政当局是否为发行未评级债券支付更多费用?

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-10-19 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3946052

Matthew Peppe, Haluk Unal

引用次数: 0

The Returns to Public Library Investment 公共图书馆投资的回报

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2021-04-12 DOI: 10.21033/WP-2021-06

Gregory A. Gilpin, Ezra Karger, Peter Nencka

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引用次数: 6

Immigrant Inventors and Local Income Taxes: Evidence from Swiss Municipalities 移民发明家与地方所得税:来自瑞士市政当局的证据

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-09-30 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3864113

Rainer Widmann

引用次数: 2

Confidence in the Accuracy of Michigan’s 2020 Census Count Among Local Leaders Was Not Very High, Slips Further 地方领导人对密歇根州2020年人口普查计数准确性的信心不是很高，进一步下滑

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-08-26 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3685973

D. Horner, Natalie Fitzpatrick, Thomas M. Ivacko

引用次数: 1

Pursuing Justice or Protecting Local Firms? Shenzhen Courts Move Beyond Judicial Local Protectionism 追求正义还是保护本土企业?深圳法院走出司法地方保护主义

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/radm.12422

Yafeng Zhang, A. Crupi, Alberto Di Minin

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引用次数: 7

Municipal Finance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Government and Federal Reserve Interventions COVID-19大流行期间的市政财政:来自政府和美联储干预的证据

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3637636

Tao Li, Jing Lu

引用次数: 14

Local Governance and Poverty Reduction in Decentralising Indonesia: Case in Riau Province 地方治理与印尼权力下放中的减贫:廖内省的案例

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3635819

A. Marta

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引用次数: 0

Financial Condition and Internal Control Deficiencies: Evidence from New York Counties 财务状况与内部控制缺陷:来自纽约各县的证据

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2020-02-01 DOI: 10.1111/pbaf.12246

Youngsun Kim, D. Matkin

引用次数: 3

Mayor’s Wage and Public Procurement 市长工资和公共采购

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3480385

A. D’Andrea

引用次数: 0

Constraints of Revenue Mobilization: Local Government Perspective 税收调动的制约:地方政府视角

PSN: Local Politics & Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2019-03-16 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3353673

Eric Oyemam Ato Brown, Shakespeare Ofosuhene, W. Akenten

引用次数: 4