Week 7: Fiscal Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, State and Local Government Spending in a Federal Context

Governments are spending big to keep the world economy from getting dangerously sick

Vaguely related to class discussions on federal fiscalism and what types of expenditures should be handled at the federal, state or local level. Clearly, with the current pandemic federal governments have had to make unexpected decisions on spending to mitigate the effects of the outbreak. For reference, the US approved a $1 trillion fiscal package for as public-health response.