Fiscal autonomy and quality of governance in OECD countries

Using a panel of 24 OECD countries, we study the link between the autonomy of sub-national governments and the quality of governance of a country. The results show that fiscal autonomy worsens citizens' perceptions of governance quality. In particular, the delegation of policy responsibilities to the regional level produces a robust negative effect on quality.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Bartolini, David ; Santolini, Raffaella
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 33.2013, 1, p. 706-713
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	Fiscal autonomy \| Quality of governance \| Fixed-effects vector decomposition estimator \| Panel data analysis

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making ; H1 - Structure and Scope of Government
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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