Eastern Economic Journal

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Is Local Government Spending Converging?

Mark Skidmore and Steven Deller

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Table 1. Summary statistics

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Variable name Number of observations Mean Standard deviation
Per capita assessed value in commercial and manufacturing5431791.45410690.802
Percent of persons over 16 with at least a college degree5430.0940.064
Growth in population 1990–200054312.31440.253
Growth in median household income 1990–200054357.21322.838
Intergovernmental aid as a share of total revenue 199054360.66719.940
Gini coefficient of income equality5430.2080.105
Poverty rate5439.7536.162
Percent of occupations classified as professional54322.2729.705
Percent of employment in manufacturing54327.38810.006
Percent of employment in the public sector54324.25611.389
Change in per capita total expenditures 1990–2000543180.525813.375
Per capita total expenditures 1990543818.839526.087
Change in per capita protective services expenditures 1990–200054317.705107.257
Per capita protective services expenditures 1990543190.9371448.050
Change in per capita road maintenance expenditures 1990–2000543165.411793.802
Per capita road maintenance expenditures 199054390.221515.364
Change in per capita waste management expenditures 1990–2000543489.6544536.520
Per capita waste management expenditures 199054395.870412.584
Change in per capita quality of life expenditures 1990–2000543424.6871638.790
Per capita quality of life expenditures 1990543120.1281079.52
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