Browsing by Author "Reschovsky, Andrew"
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Enhancing the Feasibility of School Finance Reform
Reschovsky, Andrew; Langley, Adam (2009)This paper describes a simulation model designed to analyze school funding reform proposals in Wisconsin. It includes a parallel current law model and the capacity to show any proposal's aggregate budgetary and distributional ... -
Exploring Milwaukee Public Library Partnership Opportunities
Dermody, Peter; Hurley, Sarah; Reynolds, Emily; Schuster, Ted; Vongrassamy, Soumary; Wedgewood, Monica (2011)This report examines the role that public and academic library partnerships can play in meeting the needs of Milwaukee Public Library?s existing patrons, as well as drawing in a more diverse population of users. Examples ... -
Fiscal Conditions in Selected Metropolitan Areas
Chernick, Howard; Reschovsky, Andrew (2006)This paper presents the initial steps to better understand the current fiscal condition of local governments within metropolitan areas and to establish the extent to which fiscal disparities exist within a sample ... -
Fiscal Rules Effectiveness and Outcomes for Sub-Central Governments
Rivas, Justin; Muller, J.P.; McGuire, Andrew; Halpern-Finnerty, Jessie; Broyles, Martin (2009)This project explores the effectiveness of sub-central government fiscal rules in producing their intended outcomes. The authors develop a set of regression-based models to test whether more stringent fiscal rules result ... -
The Growth of Homeowner Property Taxes: Evidence from Wisconsin
Boldt, Rebecca; Caruth, Bradley; Reschovsky, Andrew (2009)The authors examine how Wisconsin homeowners' property tax liabilities and burdens change over time. They find that the amount paid and the economic hardship created vary widely among homeowners. Relative to income, some ... -
How Large Is Wisconsin's Budget Gap for the 2011-13 Biennium?
Reschovsky, Andrew (2010-09)With adjustments to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau's July 2010 determination of Wisconsin's fiscal condition at the beginning of the upcoming biennium, the author estimates as much as a $3 billion structural fiscal deficit ... -
The Impact of State Government Fiscal Crises on Local Governments and Schools
Reschovsky, Andrew (2004)This paper discusses budgetary problems facing state governments, and explores the relationship between state government fiscal conditions and potential impacts on municipal governments and school districts. It ... -
The Impact of the Great Recession and the Housing Crisis on the Financing of America's Largest Cities
Reschovsky, Andrew; Chernick, Howard; Langley, Adam (2011-04) -
Improving Free Basic Water Provision in South Africa
Park, Minhye; Hinds, Thomas; Davison, Joseph; Cibulka, Jeramia; Calfucoy, Paulina (2009)Access to a basic level of clean water is guaranteed as a right in South Africa's Constitution, and municipalities are responsible for delivering this service. This report examines how well three muncipalities deliver water ... -
The Legacy of Rodriguez: Three Decades of School Finance Reform in Texas
Reschovsky, Andrew; Imazeki, Jennifer (2006)This paper explores the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Rodriquez ruling that said Texas's heavy reliance on the local property tax to fund public education did not violate the equal protection clause ... -
Lost in the Balance: How State Policies Affect the Fiscal Health of Cities
Chernick, Howard; Reschovsky, Andrew (2001)Fiscal problems in central cities, disparities with suburbs and how state governments cope are addressed in this examination of intergovernmental aid in California, New York and Wisconsin. The authors offer recommendations ... -
Property Tax Responses to State Aid Cuts in the Recent Fiscal Crisis
Dye, Richard F.; Reschovsky, Andrew (2007)The paper examines whether states increased property taxes between 2002 and 2004 in order to maintain the level of public services in light of large cuts in state intergovernmental grants resulting from state fiscal crises. -
Resource Disputes in South Asia: Water Scarcity and the Potential for Interstate Conflict
Patz, Alison; Lang, Katharine; King, Justin; Hillmann, Patrick; Condon, Emma (2009)This report explores the role of water shortages related to transboundary rivers in interstate disputes in South Asia. The report analyzes the history and status of disputes, looking at the relationships between India and ... -
Revenue Diversification and the Financing of Large American Central Cities
Chernick, Howard; Langley, Adam; Reschovsky, Andrew (2010-11)The authors develop the concept of constructed governments to compare the revenue-raising policies of large central cities and related overlying governments. They explore whether revenue diversification supports higher ... -
State and Federal Aid to Wisconsin School Districts in Fiscal Year 2010
Reschovsky, Andrew (2009)For many Wisconsin districts, the decline in state aid will be larger than the additional federal funding many will receive as part of the stimulus package. -
Sub-Central Tax Competition in Canada, the United States, Japan, and South Korea
Won, Dong Ah; Phetchareun, Riamsalio; Maxim, Corina; Hassemer, Jennifer; Gichiru, Wangari (2009)Tax competition among sub-central governments can enhance efficiency or harm a country?s economy. This report surveys the fiscal structures of Canada, the United States, Japan, and South Korea and analyzes their sub-central ... -
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR): A Solution to Wisconsin's Fiscal Problems or a Prescription for Future Fiscal Crises?
Reschovsky, Andrew (2004)Facts do not support arguments in favor of an amendment to Wisconsin's constitution to limit government spending and taxing authority. The amendment's proposal to tie growth in per-capita or per-public spending to ... -
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR): A Solution to Wisconsin's Fiscal Problems or a Prescription for Future Fiscal Crises?
Reschovsky, Andrew (2004-08-31) -
The Taxpayer Protection Amendment: A Preliminary Analysis
Reschovsky, Andrew (2006)This analysis demonstrates that a proposed amendment to Wisconsin's constitution to limit the annual growth of government revenue would reduce public services and harm economic development. If it had been enacted in ... -
The Two-Thirds Initiative: A Reform Opportunity Lost?
Wiseman, Michael; Reschovsky, Andrew (1995)