The impact of state owned property on local expenditures : the town and gown conflict revisited /
There has been a long standing dispute between public universities and home cities over what is perceived to be unjust taxation of city residents to finance municipal-type services provided to public universities. Home city officials claim taxpayers of home cities pay a disproportionate share of th...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | There has been a long standing dispute between public universities and home cities over what is perceived to be unjust taxation of city residents to finance municipal-type services provided to public universities. Home city officials claim taxpayers of home cities pay a disproportionate share of the public subsidy provided to a university. On the other hand, university officials argue that they provide a considerable subsidy to the surrounding community, one that the community would gladly pay for if a market existed for such services. In the literature, there have been two primary methodologies used to analyze the impact of a public university on the home city. First, the economic impact studies that attempt to measure short-term benefits by tracking major expenditure accounts of a university and then applying a Keynesian type multiplier to ascertain the subsequent rounds of spending. Second, the investment studies that attempt to measure the long-term benefits of university conducted basic research on industrial firm location decisions. Neither of these methodologies can account for the impact of university provided municipal-type services on home city expenditures, and subsequently, local property tax rates. The issue raised by the town and gown conflict is fundamentally one of overlapping government jurisdictions. It is separate from, and additional to, the issues of job creation and economic development that might result from a public university. This dissertation provides a theoretical and empirical examination into the impact of a public university on the home city. Chapter 11 develops a model which incorporates the affect of university supplied goods on the median voter's demand for goods from the local government. Chapter III estimates the model using the existing pattern of local government expenditures in Texas. Finally, Chapter TV is a case study of Texas A&M University and the city. of College Station which illustrates the magnitude of these cross subsidies. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Economics". |
| Physical Description: | xi, 93 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |