affected economic growth since reforms began in the late 1970s. We find that a higher degree of fiscal decentralization of … government spending is associated with lower provincial economic growth over the past fifteen years. This consistently … usually makes a positive contribution to local economic growth. …

region over the last two decades. Moreover, the paper also examines the effects of fiscal decentralization on growth and … associated with higher income levels. However, the growth-enhancing effects of fiscal decentralization are expected to be much …

. Moreover, the article also examines the effects of fiscal decentralization on growth and public sector size in EECs. The …

public expenditures and taxes by multiple levels of government. It derives the rate of endogenous growth and, with both … transfers. It also discusses the growth and welfare-maximizing choices of taxes and federal transfers. …

In an endogenous-growth model, we consider alternative ways of providing public capital using distortionary taxes. We … show that if the government provides the good, the resulting growth rate and welfare may or may not be higher than under … laissez-faire. By contrast, if the government subsidizes private providers, not only are growth and welfare higher than under …

decentralization on growth and public expenditures, and identify political as well as economic issues arising after 1994 tax sharing …