Should the constitution of a federation allow for peaceful secession? Constitutionally defined secession rules are … benefit from the perceived long-term stability of the federation and constitutionally defined secession rules increase the … secession rules. If transfers are costly, the trade off is present even if ex post renegotiation is allowed. Finally, we show …

social welfare by preventing secession wars. This finding runs counter to the dominant view in the literature that exit …

Should the constitution of a federation allow for peaceful secession? Constitutionally defined secession rules are … benefit from the perceived long-term stability of the federation and constitutionally defined secession rules increase the … secession rules. If transfers are costly, the trade off is present even if ex post renegotiation is allowed. Finally, we show …