9. An uncapped dollar-for-dollar federal matching grant may be mor efficient than a federal block grant if a there are large horizontal fiscal inequalities across local governments b there are large vertical fiscal inequalities between levels of government c the grant is applied to spending that has positive spillovers across jurisdictions d the grant is applied to spending that has negative spillovers across jurisdictions

9. An uncapped dollar-for-dollar federal matching grant may be mor efficient than a federal block grant if a there are large horizontal fiscal inequalities across local governments b there are large vertical fiscal inequalities between levels of government c the grant is applied to spending that has positive spillovers across jurisdictions d the grant is applied to spending that has negative spillovers across jurisdictions

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter30: Government Budgets And Fiscal Policy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 51P: A government starts off with a total debt of $3.5 billion. In year one, the government runs a...

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