Revenue decentralization and inflation: a re-evaluation

A problematic feature of the existing empirical literature on the relationship between revenue decentralization (RD) and inflation is the use of inaccurate measures for RD. Using a newly constructed measure for RD that accounts for over-time changes in sub-national tax autonomy, this paper finds that RD leads to lower inflation.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Baskaran, Thushyanthan
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Fiscal decentralization \| Inflation \| Sub-national tax autonomy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	E31 - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation ; H29 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue. Other ; H71 - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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