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Fiscal transfers and gerrymandering under decentralization in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2013

, fiscal grants systems under decentralization may also have result in the same. We investigate this issue to identify the …

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What differences can performance ratings make? Difference-in-difference estimates of impact on local government responsiveness in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J.; Garcia, Maria Melody S. - 2009

In many countries that have decentralized, improving the accountability of local officials is increasingly emphasized to make them more responsive to their constituents' needs. This paper provides evidence that the public announcement of performance ratings can induce local governments to become...

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Migration and tax yields in a devolved economy

Foreman-Peck, James S.; Zhou, Peng - 2016

Households may migrate between jurisdictions to secure preferred mixes of collectively sup-plied services and taxation. But devolution of taxes to sub-national jurisdictions could reduce expected tax revenue if some move to lower tax regimes, constraining devolved government policy. This paper...

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Are intergovernmental grants tactical? The evidence from Russia

Jarocińska, Elena - 2008

Two hypotheses about the determinants of Russian intergovernmental grants are tested empirically. According to first hypothesis, federal transfers to regions correlate with recent voting behavior of regional electorates. Second hypothesis states that transfers are higher in regions with...

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Dynamic tax competition and public-sector modernisation

Becker, Daniel Thomas - 2008

This paper addresses the question whether increased mobility of capital enhances public-sector modernisation. Public-sector modernisation is modelled as the accumulation of knowledge (or another accumulated production factor) that serves as an input in the government's production of a...

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Decentralization, happiness and the perception of institutions

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - 2011

,000 observations of individuals living in 29 European countries. Our results reveal that political and fiscal decentralization have a … positive and significant effect on individuals' overall happiness. Fiscal decentralization also exerts a significant effect on … effect of political decentralization on these variables is more limited. The results show that citizens seem to be happier …

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Do fiscal and political decentralization raise students' performance? A cross-country analysis

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Meix-Llop, Enric - 2012

exists a tendency towards decentralization in many developed and developing countries. Using micro data from the Programme … political decentralization on student performance in the areas of mathematics, reading skills and science. We observe that … fiscal decentralization exerts an unequivocal positive effect on students' outcomes in all areas, while the effect of …

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Making judges independent : some proposals regarding the judiciary

Feld, Lars P.; Voigt, Stefan - 2004

It is argued that an independent judiciary is a necessary condition for both individual liberty and economic prosperity. After having surveyed the literature dealing with how to arrange for an independent judiciary, the authors derive some additional policy implications by drawing on two...

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The Economic Effects of Judicial Accountability: Some Preliminary Insights

Voigt, Stefan - 2005

Judicial independence is not only a necessary condition for the impartiality of judges, it can also endanger it: judges that are independent could have incentives to remain uninformed, become lazy or even corrupt. It is therefore often argued that judicial independence and judicial...

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Words speak louder than actions: The impact of politics on economic performance

Osterloh, Steffen - 2010

In this paper, a new approach to disclose the impact of politics on economic growth is presented: we use data derived from content analysis of party manifestos as measures of party preferences. In a panel of 23 OECD countries, we detect a positive impact of party support for various...

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