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Gonzalez-Eiras, Martín; Niepelt, Dirk - 2016

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

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Dynamic tax externalities and the U.S. fiscal transformation in the 1930s

Niepelt, Dirk - 2018

We propose a theory of tax centralization in politico-economic equilibrium. Taxation has dynamic general equilibrium … spending and taxation and create a role for inter governmental grants. The model provides an explanation for the centralization …

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Renewable energy policies in federal government systems

Meya, Jasper; Neetzow, Paul - 2019

Renewable energy (RE) policies are widely used to decarbonize power generation and implemented at various governance levels. We use an analytically tractable two-level model to study the effects of overlapping RE policies from the federal and state governments. We find that there are contrasting...

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Federalism without decentralization : power consolidation in Malaysia

Ostwald, Kai - In: Journal of Southeast Asian economies 34 (2017) 3, pp. 488-506

Malaysia has a federal structure of government, suggesting substantial decentralization. In practice, however, the autonomy of subnational tiers has been systematically undermined through a range of mechanisms examined in this paper, creating a system that is highly centralized in practice. With...

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Bundesstaatliche (De-)Zentralisierungstendenzen im Lichte der Föderalismusreformen I und II

Kuntze, Martina - 2013 - 1. Aufl

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (contributor) - 2006

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Central governance or subsidiarity : a property-rights approach to federalism

Lülfesmann, Christoph - 2001 - Revised: October 2000

The paper reconsiders the theory of fiscal federalism in a framework inspired by property-rights theory. We set up a two-period model where on a first stage a region in a federation can expend value-enhancing investments into a public project. The project can be implemented on a second stage,...

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of "fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors...

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When theory meets practice : can we implement the optimal fiscal federal structure?

Garcia-Milà, Teresa; McGuire, Therese J. - 2019 - Updated version

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Should unemployment insurance be centralized in a state union? : unearthing a principle of efficient federation building

Fenge, Robert; Friese, Max - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 124 (2022) 2, pp. 363-395

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