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The determinants of local public spending on culture


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variables1-2-3-4-5-6-
GMM-1GMM-2FE-1FE-2RE-1RE-2
L.E0.5690.566
(28.79)***(31.21)***
L2.E0.1810.172
(13.51)***(12.48)***
pop5_19_all0.1550.082-0.413
−0.65−0.18−1.15
pop60more_all0.4850.5360.8881.1690.9491.059
(3.11)***(4.39)***(1.98)**(2.56)**(2.99)***(3.59)***
female_all0.733−0.1711.311.443
(1.70)*−0.21(1.87)*(2.09)**
high_educ_all1.1440.9917.5127.747
(3.76)***(3.85)***(8.32)***(8.74)***
lncit_pc0.0040.0040.0020.003
(2.52)**(2.39)**−0.87−1.53
house_size_pc00.0040.004
−0.24(1.77)*(1.73)*
i.villfund0.1230.1230.0550.055
(4.76)***(5.47)***(2.40)**(2.37)**
i.part_10.0410.0430.1590.163
(3.56)***(4.00)***(4.09)***(4.23)***
i.part_2−0.039−0.047−0.315−0.313
(2.81)***(3.61)***(8.42)***(8.37)***
grantcult_pc0.0030.0040.0110.0110.0110.011
(5.22)***(6.57)***(15.21)***(16.17)***(14.69)***(15.68)***
lnrev_pc0.2030.2060.0930.0930.1520.148
(9.24)***(9.12)***(4.58)***(4.68)***(7.68)***(7.65)***
FI−0.09−0.095−0.096−0.085−0.116−0.116
(2.93)***(3.25)***(2.89)***(2.63)***(3.58)***(3.68)***
lnpop−0.069−0.041−0.278−0.157−0.154
(3.83)***(4.59)***(2.53)**(5.27)***(5.24)***
popkm20−0.002−0.004−0.001−0.001
−0.23(2.01)**(4.69)***(2.15)**(2.26)**
i.rent−0.016−0.017−0.06−0.06
(2.22)**(2.37)**(2.38)**(2.36)**
library0.0110.010.0080.0230.022
(1.96)**(2.88)***(2.56)**(8.13)***(7.95)***
house_of_cult0.0180.0190.0120.0120.0230.023
(5.91)***(6.35)***(4.81)***(4.97)***(10.64)***(10.78)***
cinemas0.1110.1350.0950.090.130.129
(4.34)***(6.32)***(2.47)**(2.37)**(3.75)***(3.77)***
i.election0.0635.8152.1560.5030.523
(3.75)***(5.69)***(5.11)***(21.09)***(32.86)***
female_counc−0.013−0.026−0.013
−0.63−0.95−0.51
edu_counc−0.012−0.008−0.002
−0.6−0.29−0.07
_cons−0.548−0.3390.0881.3472.8292.658
(1.77)*(1.74)*(3.56)***(9.00)***(5.99)***(5.79)***
Hansen test, chi20.090.23
AR(2)-z0.10.17
Number of instruments153126
Number of groups1,5611,5621,5621,5651,5611,562
Number of obs16,64416,65817,99618,73119,54620,270
R2_within0.320.190.520.52
R2_between000.290.29
R2_overall0.090.090.350.35
rho_ar0.610.60.610.6

Differentiation of per capita operational spending* on culture in years 2002–2014 (in real terms)

YearMeanp50MaxMin**cv
200238.934.9225.20.00.6
200341.136.5242.80.00.6
200443.338.5322.70.00.6
200546.741.7513.10.00.6
200650.244.5365.70.00.6
200753.846.8583.00.00.6
200860.252.9750.20.00.7
200965.758.3689.40.00.6
201070.463.3768.42.40.6
201168.662.7715.12.30.6
201270.865.3927.70.00.6
201373.767.4853.84.10.6
201479.272.5863.50.80.6
Total58.751.4927.70.00.7

List of explanatory variables and summary statistics (average for years 2002–2014)

VariablesDescription of the variableStatistics*
MeanMaxMincv
pop5_19_allShare of population 5-190.200.310.100.15
pop60more_allShare of population older than 590.190.470.080.21
female_allShare of women in population0.500.550.460.02
high_educ_allShare of people with the highest degree of0.030.200.010.48
education in municipality in 20021
lncit_pcLogarithm of local revenues from commercial9.461,032.58−116.813.60
income tax
house_size_pcLiving area per capita25.5464.7015.160.16
i.villfundSocioeconomic characteristic of local populationInformation on the Village Found in data from754 units (48.2%) had village found in 2014
2014 (dummy variable)
i.part_1A dummy variable representing part of Poland occupied in 19th century by Prussia (Austrian part is a comparison)524 units (33.4%) are on part of Poland controlled in 19th century by Prussia (west part of Poland)
i.part_2A dummy variable representing part of Poland occupied in 19th century by Russia (Austrian part is comparison)802 units (51,2%) are on part of Poland controlled in 19th century by Russia (east part of Poland)
grantcult_pcSpecific grants for culture from central budget per capita0.25129.160.008.43
lnrev_pcFinancial variablesLogarithm of municipality revenues per capita (without grants from the European Union)2,613.7122,719.751,185.650.28
FIIndicator of fiscal imbalance, which represents0.610.900.060.23
the share of grants from central budget in local
revenues
lnpopLogarithm of number of citizens6,830.4627,531.001,615.000.53
Popkm2Population density: number of citizens per69.19585.214.400.87
square kilometre
i.rentA dummy variable, equal 1 if there is a big city (more than 100,000 citizens) close to the municipality438 units (28%) are close to big cities
libraryCost variablesNumber of libraries3.0026.000.000.69
house_of_cultNumber of houses of culture1.1621.000.001.84
cinemasNumber of communal cinemas0.012.000.0011.30
i.electionA dummy variable, equal 1 if there is election year (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
female_councThe share of women councillors in council0.220.800.000.60
edu_councPolitical variablesThe share of councillors with the highest degree of education in the council0.231.000.000.62