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The smarter state? : artificial intelligence and modern state and local public finance

Agrawal, David R.; Fox, William F. - 2026

This paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes subnational public finance, largely through familiar channels observed from prior technological change. Although some effects are novel, many issues surrounding the taxation of AI-related income and consumption parallel earlier...

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The effectiveness of natural resources funds : evidence from Colombia

Ome, Alejandro; Alvarez, Laura Giles; Pérez Valbuena, … - 2026

This study analyzes the impact of natural resource funds (NRF) on municipal fiscal results in Colombia, using an instrumental variable approach. It specifically analyzed the case of the Colombian Savings and Price Stabilization Fund (FAEP). The results suggest that a 1 percent increase in...

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The effectiveness of natural resources funds: evidence from Colombia

Ome, Alejandro; Giles Alvarez, Laura; Pérez Valbuena, … - 2026

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Heterogeneous fiscal decentralisation in Italian regions

Gianelle, Carlo; Sacchi, Agnese; Salotti, Simone - 2026

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Do fiscal transfers stick under fiscal stress? : evidence of the flypaper effect from Manipur, North-Eastern Region of India

Jacob, Gaidimlung K. - 2026

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Local government and fiscal transfers : enhancing or weakening democracy?

2026

This open access book analyses whether and to what extent fiscal transfers from central to local governments affect democracy at sub-national level. Fiscal transfers are often perceived to undermine democracy, as politicians utilise them to build patronage networks, weaken opposition candidates,...

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Do special transfers to incentivize local tax revenue effort work?

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Cansino, Kenyi; Castro, Luis; … - 2026

Many decentralized countries struggle with low levels of subnational tax effort. As a remedy for this situation, specific-purpose incentive schemes designed for own revenue mobilization at the subnational level can be simple, efficient, and cost-effective tools. We examine the effects of an...

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Do special transfers to incentivize local tax revenue effort work?

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Cansino, Kenyi; Castro, Luis; … - 2026

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The financial resilience of Hungarian local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war : an empirical study based on data from 2020-2023

Hegedűs, Szilárd; Molnár, Petronella - 2026

This study examines the financial resilience of Hungarian local governments in the period 2020-2023, which was characterised by successive economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war. Based on a panel database covering 556 local governments, we constructed a...

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Municipal investment : potential and limitations of the special fund for infrastructure and climate neutrality

Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine; Gornig, Martin; Hackmann, Angelina - 2026

Municipalities play a key role in providing public services, but despite rising gross investment, there is a significant erosion of assets: real investment growth remains insufficient and net investment continues to be negative. The Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality (SVIK)...

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Expenditure cuts vs. tax hikes : economic effects of municipal consolidation strategies

Hessami, Zohal; Thomas, Maximilian; Thunecke, Georg - 2026

This paper investigates the short- and medium-term causal impact of austerity on local fiscal, economic, and political outcomes. We exploit a 2013 state-level austerity program in Hesse, Germany and manually code 2,900 consolidation measures for 86 municipalities, distinguishing between tax- and...

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Pay incentives to run for local governments

Cerqua, Augusto; Nocito, Samuel; Pinto, Gabriele - 2026

Local governments in advanced democracies have increasingly struggled to attract political candidates, weakening electoral competition and accountability at the municipal level. While several factors may contribute to this trend, politicians' salaries represent one of the few policy levers that...

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Power and purpose : the quiet evolution of Canadian municipal law

Taylor, Zachary Todd; Mutter, Craig; Lyons, Joseph; … - 2026 - Second edition

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Asymmetric decentralisation in South Africa : implications for municipal governance

Monkam, Nara; Taruvinga, Panashe G. - 2026

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People, party or money? : determinants of local government infrastructure investment

Raffer, Christian; Rietzler, Katja - 2026

Drivers of local public infrastructure investment have preoccupied researchers for decades. In Germany, Europe's largest economy, there is an increasing awareness since deteriorating infrastructure quality seems to become a considerable risk for economic growth. In addition to fiscal...

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Municipal viability in Bolivia

Barja, Gover - 2026

This paper develops an updated diagnostic framework 2 to assess municipal viability in Bolivia and identifies the main territorial constraints that limit it. The analysis retains a six-dimensional conception of viability - fiscal, administrative, demographic, economic, service, and human-capital...

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The impact of independent local parties on spending : evidence from Dutch municipalities

Sebő, Marianna; Gradus, Raymond; Budding, Tjerk - 2026

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Does fiscal autonomy increase local income? : evidence from Italy

Ferraresi, Massimiliano; Herrmann, Benedikt; Loiacono, Luisa - 2026

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Divergence or convergence? : the municipal Franchise in England and Wales, 1835-1897

Aidt, Toke; Freitas, Laura Araújo de - 2026

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Up in smoke : the impact of wildfire pollution on healthcare municipal finance

Lopez, Luis A.; Murphy, Dermot; Tzur-Ilan, Nitzan; … - 2025

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Municipal responsibilities for environmental protection in India : a critical review with evidence from Karnataka

Kusanna, Dasanuru - 2025

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The influence of politicians' sex on political budget cycles : an empirical analysis of Spanish municipalities

García, Israel; Hayo, Bernd - 2025

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The influence of politicians' sex on political budget cycles : an empirical analysis of Spanish municipalities

García, Israel; Hayo, Bernd - 2022 - This version: 30 May 2022

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A fleeting metropolitan moment : regional governance and municipal collaboration in greater Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eidelman, Gabriel; Nelles, Jen - 2025

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The fiscal effects of cross-prefectural border municipal mergers : evidence from Japan using the synthetic control method

Hirota, Haruaki - 2025

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Scottish school spending, teachers and pupil numbers

Sibieta, Luke; Snape, Darcey - 2025

At just under £8 billion, spending on schools and childcare is the second-largest area of public service spending in Scotland, behind spending on health. While councils rather than the Scottish Government itself determine how much to spend on schools, they do so in the context of a funding and...

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La fiscalité municipale et le développement immobilier au Québec : à la recherche du gain fiscal

Meloche, Chelsea H. - 2025

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Extreme rainfall and municipal financing : risk pricing and adaptive mitigation by Sponge Cities

Li, Li; Li, Xiangyang; Ongena, Steven; Wang, Yabin - 2025

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Nature positive : financing the transition in cities

Gómez Garcia-Reyes, Cristina; Soumitri, Soraya - 2025

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Towards a measure of local government performance in Ghana : conceptual framework, data, and results

Chachu, Daniel Ofoe; Danquah, Michael; Gisselquist, … - 2025

In recent decades, decentralization reforms have surged across the Global South, aiming to bring governance closer to citizens. Despite extensive debate on their effectiveness, systematic methods to assess local government performance remain underexplored, particularly in data-constrained...

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Determinants of own source revenue generation in rural local bodies and efficiency of collection

Shrawan, Aakanksha; Rahangdale, Nikhil; Nath, H. K. Amar - 2025

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Opioid epidemic and local fiscal choices : causal evidence from hydrocodone rescheduling

Lozano-Rojas, Felipe; Ivonchyk, Mikhail - 2025

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The core in participatory budgeting can be empty

Maly, Jan - 2025

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Fiscal gains from real estate development : the case of Québec municipalities

Meloche, Jean-Philippe - 2025

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The effects of tax increment financing on local income and income surtax base : evidence from Iowa school districts

Choi, Yoon-Jung; Nguyen-Hoang, Phuong - 2025

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New municipalism and the challenges of design : context, instruments and implementation

Ahn, Byeongsun; Kazepov, Yuri - 2025

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The effect of vertical fiscal imbalances on local tax effort in Türkiye

Dülgeroğlu, Ebru Canıkalp; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge - 2025

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Empowering local government for development : "asymmetric localism" in India

Singh, Utsav Kumar - 2025

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Massive Krise der Kommunalfinanzen

Döring, Thomas; Wohltmann, Matthias - 2025

Die Finanzlage der Kommunen hat sich im vergangenen Jahr dramatisch verschlechtert. Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden haben das Jahr 2024 mit einem bislang beispiellosen Rekorddefizit in Höhe von 24,3 Mrd. € abgeschlossen. Damit werden die bisherigen Rekordwerte aus den Jahren 1992 und 2003...

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Eco-fiscal tools and municipal finance : current practices and opportunities

Meloche, Jean-Philippe; Tremblay-Racicot, Fanny - 2025

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Rethinking Municipal Finance

2025

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of Bulgaria's local public finances, focusing on key challenges faced by municipalities and potential reforms. The report's goal is to provide a better understanding of local fiscal capacity, the system of intergovernmental fiscal transfers, and...

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The consequence of urban shrinkage : investigation on the local fiscal revenue

Wang, Jian; Zhang, Lechao; Lin, Kefu - 2025

Previous research on urban shrinkage has primarily focused on conceptual development and identifying underlying drivers. This paper seeks to extend this foundation by proposing a comprehensive analytical framework, grounded in a review of relevant literature, to examine the fiscal implications...

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Fair Funding Review 2.0 : the impacts on council funding across England

Ogden, Kate; Phillips, David - 2025

The UK government is consulting on significant reforms to how funding from central government is allocated between English councils. From 2026-27, there will be a new system for allocating funding between councils, which will take account of new official assessments of councils' spending needs...

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The expanding finances of local governments in Canada, 1990-2023

Thompson, Austin - 2025

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The state of local infrastructure investment in Europe : EIB municipalities survey 2024-2025

2025

Are European municipalities ready to lead the green and social infrastructure transition? The EIB Municipalities Survey 2024-2025 sheds light on this key question by analysing data from over 1,000 municipalities across the EU.

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