Tax competition arguments suggest that governements that operate in an open economy (such as local governments) should not and will not rely on non-benefit taxes, such as the income tax. Yet we observe reliance on income taxes by local governments in many countries, and such reliance changes...

Tax competition arguments suggest that governements that operate in an open economy (such as local governments) should not and will not rely on non-benefit taxes, such as the income tax. Yet we observe reliance on income taxes by local governments in many countries, and such reliance changes...

In this paper we investigate the interplay between national rainy-day funds and supra-national transfers in a fiscal union. Given that the EU has established rules limiting deficits, national rainy-day funds could in theory provide a way for countries to obey the rules and use fiscal policy, yet...

Das Buch liefert einen finanzwissenschaftlichen Beitrag zur ebenso regelmäßig wie kontrovers geführten Diskussion um die sachgerechte Austarierung der Finanzausstattungsansprüche von Land und Kommunen im Spannungsfeld ihrer unterschiedlichen Aufgaben und Interessen und den sich daraus...