Federal Assistance and Municipal Borrowing: Unpacking the effects of the CARES Act on Government Liquidity Management
Access to cash can affect the ability of local governments to respond to crises. Federal aid to local governments can supply this directly, though the effectiveness on a dollar-per-dollar basis depends on its complementary or substitutability with local borrowing. Through this lens this examines the effects of the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) on the local governments borrowing using a regression discontinuity design that exploits the quasi-experimental setting induced by the fund eligibility criterion imposed by the US Treasury.
Aug 1, 2024
