Sean Edward Slack University of St. Andrews, School of Economics and Finance   School of Economics & Finance Castlecliffe, The Scores University of St. Andrews St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9AR United Kingdom   ses34@st-andrews.ac.uk   http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/staff/ses34.html           JEL Areas: H0 : Public Economics: General H5 : National Government Expenditures and Related Policies National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General