We discuss the typical mistakes in carrying out reforms that promote redistributive activities and give rise to … redistribution cycles; each cycle includes the stages of reform, stabilization and recovery. We provide arguments that show that a … possible way out of the institutional backwardness trap is a rational combination of institutional reforms and policies to …

means to the global economy in the next fifteen years and what challenges India faces in terms of future reforms. The … outlines the key challenge India faces today and the reforms it needs to undertake to sustain and accelerate both growth and … reforms that would help strengthen both. …

This paper analyses the importance of fiscal mechanisms for regional risk sharing and redistribution in Switzerland …. Switzerland is a particularly interesting setting in this context because it features both a high level of fiscal autonomy for …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically … setting in Switzerland to study the issue empirically. According to our findings tax decentralization tends to reduce … concentration in pre- and after-tax income without additional redistribution via progressive taxes. It is, however, crucial to …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Economic theory delivers … on the ideal institutional setting of federalism in Switzerland. According to our findings, decentralization actually … decentralization is counteracted by the interaction with jurisdictional fragmentation. Interestingly, it is not redistribution via …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically … setting in Switzerland to study the issue empirically. According to our findings tax decentralization tends to reduce … concentration in pre- and after-tax income without additional redistribution via progressive taxes. It is, however, crucial to …