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Abstract #304076

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Activity Number:	196
Type:	Contributed
Date/Time:	Monday, August 8, 2005 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor:	Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #304076
Title:	Modeling Change in Municipal Fiscal Policy Using Mayoral Expenditure Data
Author(s):	Lori Thombs*+ and Charles Sampson
Companies:	University of Missouri, Columbia and University of Missouri, Columbia
Address:	Department of Statistics, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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Abstract:	Prior to the 1970s, minority-governed municipalities in the US existed almost exclusively in small rural locations in the South. The passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was a significant intervention that has led to an increase in minority-governed cities throughout the entire country. In this research, we collect longitudinal, multigroup data from many sources, obtaining yearly fiscal information on the spending behavior of mayors in U.S. cities during the years 1972 to 1999. Although the data here are ripe for many kinds of statistical analysis, the research presented here is an empirical study of specific expenditure behavior for majority and minority mayors. Of interest is to determine if the 28-year time span of data indicates there is a relationship between budgetary behavior and race of political leadership.

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