Plausibly Exogenous [1009] - Government Contracting (11/05/2022)
LHS Variable
Local employment and wages
RHS Variable
Fiscal consolidation
Source of Exogenous Variation
Shift-share instrument based on the exogeneity of the BCA-induced spending cuts across industries
- Komarek, Butts, and Wagner (2022), “Government Contracting, Labor Intensity, and the Local Effects of Fiscal Consolidation: Evidence from the Budget Control Act of 2011”