Replication data for: Beaches, Sunshine, and Public Sector Pay: Theory and Evidence on Amenities and Rent Extraction by Government Workers
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jan K. Brueckner; David Neumark
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Project Citation:
Brueckner, Jan K., and Neumark, David. Replication data for: Beaches, Sunshine, and Public Sector Pay: Theory and Evidence on Amenities and Rent Extraction by Government Workers. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114856V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Rent extraction by public sector workers may be limited by the ability
of taxpayers to vote with their feet. But rent extraction may be higher
in regions where high amenities mute the migration response. This
paper develops a theoretical model that predicts such a link between
public sector wage differentials and local amenities, and the predictions
are tested by analyzing variation in these differentials and
amenities across states. Public sector wage differentials are, in fact,
larger in the presence of high amenities, with the effect stronger for
unionized public sector workers, whose political power may allow
greater scope for rent extraction.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
H76 State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J32 Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
J51 Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
H76 State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J32 Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
J51 Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
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