Date of Award

Spring 2022

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Public Administration (DPA)

Department

Public Policy and Administration

Committee Chairperson

Mark Davis, Ph.D.

Committee Member

Ramona Stone, Ph.D., MPH

Committee Member

Michelle Wade, Ph.D.

Abstract

State and local governments occasionally receive positive exogenous payments or windfalls that have a significant impact on their budgets. However, few works examine how budget-makers allocate such payments or if they are consumed in a manner consistent with other revenue streams. Prior research suggests that multiple factors, including the size of a windfall payment, impact how much of the funds are saved and spent. Using data from the Act 13 Unconventional Natural Gas Impact Fee in Pennsylvania, this study examines the relationship between windfall payment size and savings rates between 2011 and 2019. The results of the study indicate that windfall size is a significant indicator of savings rates and that a curvilinear relationship between payment size and savings rates exists.

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