The dissertation consists of six self-contained chapters that are related to selected incentives in fiscal federalism by using the example of the federal system in Germany. The dissertation elaborates on political as well as fiscal incentives. Chapters 2 and 3 examine election cycles, based on...

The aim of this research is to estimate a two-country Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model (DSGE) for the euro area, core and periphery. The estimation is performed with Bayesian techniques using eleven macroeconomic time series. The model implements an automatic fiscal transfer...

Local taxes and the related taxing power are significant determinants of public authority decentralization. Local taxes should primarily serve as an effective source of self-government revenues. Therefore, it is extremely important to identify and comprehend the motives and behaviors of...