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Intertwined Federalism: Accountability Problems under Partial Decentralization
Joanis, Marcelin - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2009
Decentralization reforms typically lead to the coexistence of multiple tiers of government in a given policy area. To analyze the welfare effects of such partial decentralization, this paper develops a political agency model in which two levels of government are involved in public good provision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005027209
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Does Fiscal Decentralisation Strengthen Social Capital?: Cross-Country Evidence and the Experiences of Brazil and Indonesia
Mello, Luiz de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
This paper tests the hypothesis that, by giving people more voice in the government decision-making process, fiscal decentralisation fosters social capital, measured in terms of interpersonal trust. Empirical evidence based on World Values Survey data and seemingly unrelated probit estimations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764470
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Improving Fiscal Federal Relations for a Stronger Mexico
Sánchez, Aida Caldera - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
important shortcomings. States and municipalities have become heavily dependent on federal transfers to finance a growing share … limiting further increases in transfers and avoiding extraordinary transfers. Promoting the implementation of stronger fiscal … déficiences importantes. Les États et les communes sont désormais très tributaires des transferts fédéraux pour financer une part …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277017
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Federal Preemption of Local Government Telegraph Franchise Entry Barriers
Honsowetz, Aaron - 2018
between states. Trade barriers reduced the benefits of a common market and undermined market-preserving federalism (Weingast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912831
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Improving fiscal federal relations for a stronger Mexico
Caldera Sánchez, Aida - 2013
important shortcomings. States and municipalities have become heavily dependent on federal transfers to finance a growing share … limiting further increases in transfers and avoiding extraordinary transfers. Promoting the implementation of stronger fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231114
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Regionalism and Federalism : A Comparative Analysis of the Regulation of Economic Tensions between Regions by Canadian and American Federal Intergovernmental Transfer Programmes
Théret, Bruno - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 1999
supranational integration at a larger scale. In this paper federalism, as a division of sovereignty between several orders of … revenues which distinguish Canadian federalism from its US counterpart. For these programmes channel competition between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011074314
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Public Employment and Redistributive Politics: Evidence from Russia?s Regions
Gimpelson, Vladimir; Treisman, Daniel; Monusova, Galina - 2000
defined territorial units, and in regions which received larger federal transfers and loans. Regional governors appear to use … extract transfers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262369
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Output Smoothing between Regions in Sweden
Andersson, Linda - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2004
The objective of this paper is to analyze the amount of risk sharing of output that takes place between regions in Sweden. Using the approach by Asdrubali et al. (1996), further developed by Mélitz and Zumer (2002), we find that the capital market is the largest source of risk sharing of gross...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652024
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Public employment and redistributive politics : evidence from Russia's regions
Gimpelʹson, Vladimir E.; Treisman, Daniel; Monusova, … - 2000
defined territorial units, and in regions which received larger federal transfers and loans. Regional governors appear to use … extract transfers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335239
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On the determinants of fiscal decentralization : evidence from the EU
Delgado, Francisco J. - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 23 (2021) 56, pp. 206-220
We empirically analyze the determinants of the fiscal decentralization in the European Union. Our approach consists on a quantile regression for the period 2005-2017. The results show the differences in the impact of explanatory variables on the fiscal decentralization by quantiles....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012821280