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Was Proposition 4 Really a Tax Reduction Mirage? A Correction and Reinterpretation of Earlier Findings

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An earlier study published in this Journal by Cebula and Chevlin finds that the passage of a tax-expenditure limitation (TEL) statute in all of the 50 states would not have resulted in a reduction in the per capita levels of both spending and taxes. The present study takes issue with this finding. In particular, using the same data as Cebula and Chevlin, it is demonstrated here that, by applying the formula for statistically significant means, the existence of Proposition 4 or its equivalent in each of the 50 states would have, in theory, resulted in a statistically significant reduction in both per capita nominal state plus local government spending and taxes.

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  • Cebula, Richard, 1985. "Was Proposition 4 Really a Tax Reduction Mirage? A Correction and Reinterpretation of Earlier Findings," MPRA Paper 53119, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Richard J. Cebula & Linda Chevlin, 1981. "Proposition 4, Tax Reduction Mirage: An Exploratory Note on Its Potential Spending and Tax Impacts," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(4), pages 343-348, October.
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    Keywords

    public spending; tax burdens; Proposition 4; tax-expenditure limitation legislation;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures

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