1.
Are State Public Pensions Sustainable? Why the Federal Government Should Worry About State Pension Liabilities
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 27 Apr 2010
Last Revised: 17 May 2010
Working Paper Series
Stanford Graduate School of Business
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7,967
2.
Impacts of Private Prison Contracting on Inmate Time Served and Recidivism
Number of pages: 45
Posted: 13 Nov 2014
Last Revised: 21 Aug 2017
Working Paper Series
University of Wisconsin - Madison - School of Business
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4,828
3.
Understanding Modern Banking Ledgers Through Blockchain Technologies: Future of Transaction Processing and Smart Contracts on the Internet of Money
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 24 Nov 2015
Working Paper Series
Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, Heriot-Watt University and University College London - Financial Computing and Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science
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4,126
4.
Public Pension Plan Reform: The Legal Framework
Education, Finance & Policy, Vol. 5, 2010, Minnesota Legal Studies Research No. 10-13
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 24 Mar 2010
Accepted Paper Series
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law
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3,463
5.
An Examination of the Effects of Budgetary Control on Performance: Evidence from the Cities
AAA 2008 MAS Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 42
Posted: 31 Jul 2007
Last Revised: 10 Oct 2013
Working Paper Series
University of Louisville - College of Business and Northern Illinois University - Department of Accountancy
Downloads
1,945
6.
Budget Processes and Commitment to Fiscal Discipline
IMF Working Paper No. 96/78
Number of pages: 42
Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Working Paper Series
University of Bonn - Institute of Economic Policy and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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1,316
7.
Local Governments in Nigeria: Relevance and Effectiveness in Poverty Reduction and Economic Development
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 25 Apr 2012
Working Paper Series
African Institute for Applied Economics and African Institute for Applied Economics (AIAE)
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1,278
8.
The Reform of the Italian Local Government Accounting System. A Critical Analysis
DIR Research Division Working Paper No. 02-63
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 12 Feb 2002
Working Paper Series
Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
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1,099
9.
Does Decentralization Increase Government Responsiveness to Local Needs? Evidence from Bolivia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2516
Number of pages: 38
Posted: 16 Feb 2001
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
There are 2 versions of this paper
Does Decentralization Increase Government Responsiveness to Local Needs? Evidence from Bolivia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2516
Number of pages: 38
Posted: 16 Feb 2001
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1,053
Does Decentralization Increase Government Responsiveness to Local Needs? Evidence from Bolivia
Journal of Public Economics, 2003
Posted: 14 Mar 2003
Downloads
1,053
10.
The Senate Immigration Bill Rewards Lawbreaking: Why the Dream Act is a Nightmare
Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, No. 1960, August 14, 2006
Number of pages: 5
Posted: 27 Feb 2008
Accepted Paper Series
University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law
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1,028
11.
Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Disparity: Evidence from Cross-Section and Panel Data
Number of pages: 36
Posted: 12 Oct 2006
Last Revised: 09 Oct 2009
Working Paper Series
Technology University of Braunschweig
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1,002
12.
Do Fiscal Rules Matter?
Harvard Economics Department Working Paper
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 27 May 2011
Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
Working Paper Series
University of Milan - Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
There are 3 versions of this paper
Do Fiscal Rules Matter?
Harvard Economics Department Working Paper
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 27 May 2011
Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
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996
Policy Responses to Fiscal Restraints: A Difference-in-Discontinuities Design
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3999
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 21 Nov 2012
Downloads
197
Policy Responses to Fiscal Restraints: A Difference-in-Discontinuities Design
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6952
Number of pages: 57
Posted: 27 Oct 2012
Downloads
44
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996
13.
Decentralization and Local Government in Bolivia: An Overview from the Bottom Up
Crisis States Programme Working Paper No. 29
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 25 Jun 2003
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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852
14.
Excessive Pharmaceutical Prices and Competition Law: Doctrinal Development to Protect Public Health
UC Irvine Law Review, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. 281-320, Dec. 2016, FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 787, FSU College of Law, Law, Business & Economics Paper No. 16-4
Number of pages: 40
Posted: 21 Jan 2016
Last Revised: 29 Jun 2017
Accepted Paper Series
Florida State University - College of Law
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756
15.
A Literature Review on Public Sector Accounting Research
The Jahangirnagar Journal of Business Studies, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 39-52, 2016
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 01 Dec 2016
Accepted Paper Series
Jahangirnagar University and University of Dhaka
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736
16.
Assessing Reforms of Government Accounting and Budgeting
,
Number of pages: 24
Posted: 10 Nov 2004
Last Revised: 19 Nov 2014
Working Paper Series
Central Washington University and Northern Arizona University
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697
17.
Funding Public Pension Plans
John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 837-878, Summer 2009
Number of pages: 42
Posted: 24 Apr 2009
Last Revised: 28 Aug 2010
Accepted Paper Series
University of Oklahoma College of Law
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629
18.
Immigration, Amnesty, and the Rule of Law
Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2008
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 15 Jan 2009
Last Revised: 26 Jan 2009
Accepted Paper Series
University of Missouri at Kansas City - School of Law
Downloads
622
19.
Governance from Below: A Theory of Local Government with Two Empirical Tests
LSE-STICERD Political Economy and Public Policy Working Paper No. 12
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 08 Nov 2005
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
There are 2 versions of this paper
Governance from Below: A Theory of Local Government with Two Empirical Tests
LSE-STICERD Political Economy and Public Policy Working Paper No. 12
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 08 Nov 2005
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617
Governance from Below a Theory of Local Government with Two Empirical Tests
LSE STICERD Research Paper No. PEPP12
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Downloads
95
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617
20.
Time for a Top-Tier Law School in Arkansas
Advance Arkansas Institute Policy Paper No. 3
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 17 Feb 2011
Working Paper Series
University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth
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603
21.
Statutes as Contracts? The 'California Rule' and its Impact on Public Pension Reform
Iowa Law Review, Vol. 97, 2012, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-40
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 27 Sep 2011
Last Revised: 15 Sep 2012
Working Paper Series
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law
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569
22.
Auditor’s Independence and Accountability in Nigeria Public Enterprises: A Case of the Nigerian Ports Authority
KASU Journal of Management Sciences,Vol. 1, No. 4, January 2008
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 28 Mar 2010
Accepted Paper Series
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
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541
23.
The Public Pension Crisis
Washington & Lee Law Review, Vol. 70, No. 1, Boston Univ. School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 12-48
Number of pages: 86
Posted: 18 Aug 2012
Last Revised: 24 Sep 2012
Accepted Paper Series
Boston University School of Law
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536
24.
Competition and Big-Six Brand Name Reputation: Evidence from the Ontario Municipal Audit Market
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 17 Jul 2000
Working Paper Series
University of Waterloo and Independent
There are 3 versions of this paper
Competition and Big-Six Brand Name Reputation: Evidence from the Ontario Municipal Audit Market
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 17 Jul 2000
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509
Competition and Big-Six Brand Name Reputation: Evidence from the Ontario Municipal Audit Market
Posted: 21 May 1999
Competition and Big-Six Brand Name Reputation: Evidence from the Ontario Municipal Audit Market
Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 18, Issue 1, pages 27–64, Spring 2001, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-668,
Posted: 02 Jul 2013
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509
25.
Discussion of the Influence of Elections on the Accounting Choices of Governmental Entities
Number of pages: 24
Posted: 07 Jan 2012
Working Paper Series
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gemeinnützige GmbH - Accounting Department
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507
26.
Civic Republicanism, Public Choice Theory, and Neighborhood Councils: A New Model for Civic Engagement
University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 79, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 52
Posted: 17 Sep 2007
Last Revised: 15 Apr 2008
Accepted Paper Series
Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Downloads
506
27.
Public Sector Decentralization: Measurement Concepts and Recent International Trends
ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 04-074
Number of pages: 36
Posted: 15 Oct 2004
Last Revised: 15 Aug 2008
Working Paper Series
Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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488
28.
Bankruptcy, Backwards: The Problem of Quasi-Sovereign Debt
Yale Law Journal, Vol. 121, p. 888, 2012, American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2012-06
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 24 Dec 2011
Last Revised: 04 Feb 2012
Accepted Paper Series
Georgetown University Law Center
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481
29.
Intellectual Property Rights and Stem Cell Research: Who Owns the Medical Breakthroughs?
New England Law Review, 2005
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 06 Apr 2005
Accepted Paper Series
University of Washington - School of Law
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477
30.
Policy Options for Secondary Road Construction and Management in the Commonwealth of Virginia
GMU School of Public Policy Research Paper No. 2011-17
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 19 Jun 2011
Last Revised: 05 Aug 2011
Working Paper Series
George Mason University School of Public Policy
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473
31.
2009 Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law
Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. 84, 2010
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 27 May 2010
Last Revised: 31 Jul 2011
Accepted Paper Series
Reid and Riege, P.C. and Quinnipiac University School of Law
Downloads
465
32.
Moving Toward the New Public Management Paradigm
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 17 Apr 2009
Working Paper Series
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and University of Bologna - Department of Management
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461
33.
Time for Permanent Estate Tax Reform
University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, Vol. 81, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 12 Sep 2012
Last Revised: 19 Feb 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Downloads
450
34.
Decentralization's Effects on Educational Outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia
World Development, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 12 Feb 2008
Accepted Paper Series
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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449
35.
Translating into Votes: The Electoral Impact of Spanish-Language Ballots
CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 18 Jul 2009
Last Revised: 23 Oct 2012
Working Paper Series
University of Pennsylvania
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448
36.
All Areas of Suspected Disability
Loyola Law Review, Vol. 59, p. 289, 2013, DePaul Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-04
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 20 Mar 2013
Last Revised: 03 Sep 2013
Accepted Paper Series
DePaul University College of Law
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446
37.
Tontine Pensions
163(3) University of Pennsylvania Law Review 755-831 (Feb. 2015)
Number of pages: 77
Posted: 10 Feb 2014
Last Revised: 06 Mar 2015
Accepted Paper Series
University of Oklahoma College of Law and Independent
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434
38.
Trends in Human Development and Human Poverty in Namibia
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 23 Nov 2007
Last Revised: 08 Feb 2011
Working Paper Series
United Nations Development Programme
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431
39.
Al Capone's Revenge: An Essay on the Political Economy of Pretextual Prosecution
Columbia Law Review, April 2005
Number of pages: 64
Posted: 11 Sep 2004
Accepted Paper Series
Columbia Law School and Harvard Law School
Downloads
420
40.
2011 Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law
Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. 86, 2011
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 09 Mar 2012
Accepted Paper Series
Quinnipiac University School of Law and Reid and Riege, P.C.
Downloads
414
41.
Accounting for Financial Health: Different Local Governments’ Choices in Different Governance Settings
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 16 Sep 2011
Working Paper Series
University of Bologna - Department of Management, University of Bologna - Department of Management and Università Degli Studi di Salerno - Department of Management Research
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413
42.
2008 Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law
Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. 83, 2009
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 21 Feb 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Quinnipiac University School of Law and Reid and Riege, P.C.
Downloads
399
43.
Efficiency of Local Government Spending: Evidence for the Lisbon Region
Number of pages: 32
Posted: 20 Nov 2003
Working Paper Series
University of Lisbon - ISEG (School of Economics and Management) and Technical University of Lisbon
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393
44.
Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework for the Economic Impact
GIGA Working Paper No 3
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 08 Jun 2006
Last Revised: 29 Aug 2014
Working Paper Series
Institut für Iberoamerika-Kunde
Downloads
391
45.
2013 Developments in Connecticut Estate and Probate Law
88 Connecticut Bar Journal, 2014
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 30 Jul 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Quinnipiac University School of Law and Reid and Riege, P.C.
Downloads
388
46.
Business and Climate Change: Key Challenges in the Face of Policy Uncertainty and Economic Recession
Management Online Review, May 2009
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 14 Jul 2009
Accepted Paper Series
University of Amsterdam Business School and University of Manchester - Manchester Business School
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385
47.
The Performance of Performance-Based Budgeting in Boom Versus Bust Years: An Analytical Framework and Survey of States
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 07 May 2010
Working Paper Series
Maxwell School, Syracuse University
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383
48.
An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Performance-Based Budgeting on State Government Expenditures
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 10 Dec 2011
Last Revised: 09 Apr 2012
Working Paper Series
China University of Petroleum - School of Business Administration, Department of Accounting and Finance and Rutgers Business School - Newark & New Brunswick
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370
49.
Fiscal Rules for Sub-Central Governments: Design and Impact
OECD Working Paper No. 52
Number of pages: 76
Posted: 19 Dec 2005
Working Paper Series
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO) and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO)
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370
50.
Tax Morale and Public Spending Inefficiency
Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 732
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 12 May 2010
Working Paper Series
Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
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360
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