federalism by employing a simple dummy variable neglect potentially important institutional details. Based on a principal … component analysis, seven aspects of both federalism and decentralization are used as variables for explaining differences in (1 … institutional details do, indeed, matter. Different aspects of federalism impact on the outcome variables to different degrees. This …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically …

The link between federalism and economic performance is still ambiguous. Aiming at clarification, we improve on a … widespread shortcoming by measuring federalism not just by one variable but by various institutions that constitute it. To this … end, Switzerland provides for a laboratory as its 26 cantons share a common framework, while the extent of federalism …

bargaining. We study whether these barriers to joint decision-making keep female labor force participation low in India. In … partnership with one of India’s largest carpet producers, we offered a weaving job to 495 married women. We randomized whether job …

This paper analyses the effect of federalism on fertility and growth. In a model with human capital accumulation and … lower or higher under federalism. Interestingly, the fertility differential is reversed: while under central finance, rich …