An Examination of Supplantation and Redistribution Effects of Lottery Allocations to a Community College System

Abstract: This study examined the question, does a government-supported institution benefit from being earmarked to receive state lottery funds? To answer the question, a regression model analyzed population data for the Florida community colleges throughout their existence in general revenue funds, categorical funds, and lottery funds, controlled for FTE. The result was that the addition of Florida lottery dollars earmarked for education was a negative factor for community college finance. State lotteries and their beneficiaries were categorized for all states, and the history of government-sponsored lotteries to benefit government institutions was described beginning with Italy, 1530. Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, "An Examination of Supplantation and Redistribution Effects of Lottery Allocations to a Community College System" by Susan Robinson Summers, was obtained from University of Florida and is being sold with permission from the author. A digital copy of this work may also be found in the university's institutional repository, IR@UF. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation.