scope of inefficient migration. This positive welfare effect may significantly reduce abatement costs of pollution and calls … for higher environmental tax, as compared with a model where migration is assumed away. …

We propose a theory of tax centralization and inter governmental grants in politico-economic equilibrium. The cost of … traditional, expenditure-related motives for centralization considered in the fiscal federalism literature is present. If central … the local level. This renders the degree of tax centralization and the tax burden determinate even if none of the …

federation, we show that vertical fiscal externalities can be the major determinant of the welfare change following environmental … externalities - state governments can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 20 percent without any net cost to themselves. …

-off. -- Fiscal federalism ; policy centralization ; political economy …This paper analyzes the relationship between the size of an economic union and the degree of policy centralization. We … consider a political economy setting in which elected representatives bargain about the degree of centralization within the …

. Building on insights provided by the “second generation” wave of research on fiscal federalism, this paper proposes a unified … policies will reflect regional preferences, thereby boosting individual productive effort incentives. This theory may explain …

Fiscal federalism concerns the division of policy responsibilities among different levels of government. Many current … favorable to fiscal federalism, yet countries are further decentralizing their fiscal systems. We summarize the efficiency and … equity aspects fiscal decentralization, fiscal competition, fiscal externalities, and intergovernmental grants. The survey …