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Public Sector Decentralization: Measurement Concepts and Recent International Trends

Stegarescu, Dan - 2004

This paper deals with the problems encountered in defining and measuring the degree of fiscal decentralization. Drawing … on a recent analytical framework of the OECD, different measures of fiscal autonomy and revenue decentralization are …-making competencies in the course of time, new time series of annual data on the degree of fiscal decentralization are provided for 23 …

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Economic Integration and Fiscal Decentralization: Evidence from OECD Countries

Stegarescu, Dan - 2004

decentralization in OECD countries. Based on a theoretical framework, the empirical panel analysis relates the degree of public sector … decentralization to economic and European integration, controlling for inter-regional heterogeneity, economies of scale, and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297409

Costs, Preferences, and Institutions: An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Government Decentralization

Stegarescu, Dan - 2005

-national differences in the degree of fiscal decentralization. Accounting for taxing powers of subnational governments, the evidence …

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Centralizing Tendencies in the Public Sector in Germany

Stegarescu, Dan - 2005

clear evidence for a causal relationship between economic and European integration and fiscal decentralization in the case …

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Favoritism by the governing elite

Asatryan, Zareh; Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Birkholz, Carlo; … - 2023

In this paper, we study the extent to which ministers engage in regional favoritism. We are the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of a larger set of the governing elite, not just focusing on the primary leader. We hand-collect birthplaces of this governing elite globally. Combining this...

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Intergovernmental grants and public input provision: theory and evidence from Germany

Hauptmeier, Sebastian - 2007

This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition between local jurisdictions to analyse the impact of intergovernmental grants on the composition of public spending. We find that a higher degree of redistribution within a system of ?fiscal equalisation? coincides with a smaller overall share...

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The Impact of Fiscal Equalization on Local Expenditure Policies: Theory and Evidence from Germany

Hauptmeier, Sebastian - 2007

This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition in taxes and public inputs among local jurisdictions to analyze the incentive effects of fiscal equalization transfers. We find that a budget-compensated increase in the contribution rate to a system of fiscal equalization not only induces...

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Public Sector Centralization and Productivity Growth: Reviewing the German Experience

Stegarescu, Dan; Büttner, Thiess; Behnisch, Alexej - 2002

The paper examines the role of the vertical structure of the public sector for economic growth in Germany in a long?term perspective. A theoretical model shows that, due to spillover effects of public service provision across lower level governments, federal government activities could have...

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How can a country 'graduate' from procyclical fiscal policy? Evidence from China

Fuest, Clemens; Xing, Jing - 2015

In this study, we analyze the cyclicality of fiscal policies in China during the period 1978-2013. We find that the cyclicality of local government spending in China significantly affects the cyclicality of total government spending. By employing both time-series and province-level panel data,...

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Do municipal mergers reduce costs? Evidence from a German federal state

Blesse, Sebastian; Baskaran, Thushyanthan - 2016

We study the fiscal consequences of municipal mergers by making use of a largescale merger reform in the German federal state of Brandenburg. This reform, which was implemented from 2001 to 2003, led to a substantial reduction in the number of municipalities. Individual mergers were...

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