This paper analyzes the impact of decentralization on overall fiscal performance in the European Union, taking into … account fiscal institutional arrangements. We find that spending decentralization has been associated with sizably better …

In many countries the decentralization of spending responsibilities has outpaced the decentralization of revenue powers …

) provides little evidence that budget constraints at the cantonal level affect municipal finances and fiscal decentralization …

decentralization and fiscal rules on the public sector efficiency. We conclude that while decentralization is fostering efficiency …, fiscal rules do not have any effect. Moreover, fiscal rules combined with decentralization may harm efficiency, consistently …

This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel … data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels …. Results for 185 countries show that while tax decentralization often hampers the degree of fiscal responsiveness, potentially …

-enhancing policies, but also on the instrument of decentralization, which is often presented as a tool suited to appease separatist …

presented here seeks to answer two questions: “Is decentralization a suitable tool to appease separatist movements and prevent a … a secession threat can be used by a minority region to gain a higher level of decentralization than the larger part of … reduction or on the improvement of governance, especially where they are not accompanied by (additional) decentralization. – It …

This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel … data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels …. Results for 185 countries show that while tax decentralization often hampers the degree of fiscal responsiveness, potentially …