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Government Expenditures of US-States
Description
This is a data set on the yearly expenditures of the US-States in 2013. Furthermore, the data describe some relevant characteristics of these states.
Usage
data.govexpend
Format
A data frame with 50 observations on the following 5 variables:
state | name of the state. |
expend | total state expenditures per capita (in dollar). |
aid | federal aid received by this state (in million dollar). |
gdp | gross domestic product (in million dollar). |
pop | population (in million). |
Details
In Auer et al. (2023, Chap. 17) these data are used to illustrate the consequences of heteroscedastic error terms.
Source
Different datasets based on National Association of State imported in 2015:
State Expenditure Report, Table 1: Total State Expenditures - Capital Inclusive from (Budget Officers).
Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances, Table 1: State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State 2012-13 from U.S. Census.
Real GDP by State, 2011-2014, Table 1 from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico, Table 1 from U.S. Census.
References
Auer, L.v., Hoffmann, S. & Kranz, T. (2023): Ökonometrie - Das R-Arbeitsbuch, 2nd ed., Springer-Gabler (https://www.oekonometrie-lernen.de).