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100			_aNukpezah, Julius A. and Ahmadu, Aisha S. _949112
245			_aDeterminants of state infrastructure spending: Testing punctuated equilibrium and social vulnerability theories
260			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
300			_a54(5), Jul, 2024: p.486-501
520			_aSubnational U.S. governments retain the primary responsibility of constructing and preserving the public infrastructure that connects communities and businesses, enhances public service delivery, and promotes economic development in their jurisdiction. Drawing from punctuated equilibrium and social vulnerability theories for context, the present study investigates the determinants of state infrastructure spending, specifically roads and highways and transit systems. It utilizes balanced panel data on 50 U.S. states over 17 time periods and fixed-effects regressions with year dummies in its investigation. Evidence shows that state infrastructure spending is influenced by disaster events as well as social vulnerability factors. However, the effects of disasters and social vulnerability factors on state infrastructure spending depend on the infrastructure categories, suggesting that the determinants are more nuanced than extant studies indicate.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02750740241231250
650			_aPunctuated equilibrium theory, Social vulnerability theory, Public infrastructures, Roads and highways, Transit systems . _949113
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
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