Capital cities serve as the administrative centers of state governments and perform many functions, such as housing the seats of state government and often serving as the focal points of culture and history in their states. Many capital cities across the United States incur large direct and...

Die Treuhandanstalt spielte eine Sonderrolle im wiedervereinigten Deutschland. Privatisierungen und Abwicklungen von Betrieben hatten erhebliche ökonomische und soziale Konsequenzen in den betroffenen Regionen. Welche Handlungsspielräume hatten die Akteure vor Ort, und wie versuchten sie, auf...

We argue that inter-jurisdictional competition in a regionally decentralized authoritarian regime distorts local politicians' incentives in resource allocation among firms from their own city and a competing city. We develop a tournament model of project selection that captures the driving...

In recent decades, federal and unitary countries have increasingly adopted or deepened regional governance reforms, especially in the OECD and Europe, but also in Asia, America and to a lesser extent Africa. Approximately two-thirds of countries around the world have increased the power of...

This paper addresses the question of the optimal debt level of a state (canton) that issues new bonds and subsequently invests the borrowed capital. For that purpose, we first estimate the effect of the debt level on the interest rate and then we contrast the predicted interest rate with...

This paper addresses the question of the optimal debt level of a state (canton) that issues new bonds and subsequently invests the borrowed capital. For that purpose, we first estimate the effect of the debt level on the interest rate and then we contrast the predicted interest rate with...

Promoting integrity in subnational government can be a challenge, but it is crucial. Indeed, it is often at this level where trust in government is forged, and where actions to promote integrity have the greatest impact. This report looks at efforts in Peru to introduce an integrity function at...

Approaches to Canadian federalism -- An introductory understanding of Canadian federalism -- Confederation -- Judicial interpretation -- From crisis of capitalism to a crisis of federalism -- Mostly fiscal relations -- Difference, dependecy, and displacement -- Patriation and the Constitution...

It is widely acknowledged that top-down support is essential for bottom-up participatory projects to be effectively implemented at scale. However, which level of government, national or sub-national, should be given the responsibility to implement such projects is an open question, with wide...

This paper proposes a structural approach to measuring the effects of electoral accountability. We estimate a political agency model with imperfect information in order to identify and quantify discipline and selection effects, using data on U.S. governors. We find that the possibility of...

It is widely acknowledged that top-down support is essential for bottom-up participatory projects to be effectively implemented at scale. However, which level of government, national or sub-national, should be given the responsibility to implement such projects is an open question, with wide...

We provide a political economy interpretation of the variations in the prices of 6 obstetric diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) using Italy as a case study. Italy provides a unique institutional setting since its 21 regional governments can decide to adopt the national DRG system or to adjust/waive...

Chapter 1 What Could Be the Contents of Adam Smith’s Third Book -- Chapter 2 The Contributions and Deficiencies of Keynesian Economics -- Chapter 3 Scarcity and Generation of Resources -- Chapter 4 The Dual Attributes of Government -- Chapter 5 Regional Government Competition -- Chapter 6...

La 4e de couverture indique : "Ce manuel composé de six chapitres analyse le champ de l'économie du secteur public local. Il présente les principaux arguments économiques en faveur de la décentralisation des décisions publiques et aborde un ensemble de concepts et d'instruments traitant...

In this paper, we argue that there is much room for China to strengthen its regulatory framework for public-private partnerships (PPPs). We show that infrastructure projects carried out through local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) were largely unregulated PPPs, and significant fiscal...

Gérer l'environnement au Canada est loin d'être une chose aisée. Les sensibilités à géométries variables au sein de la fédération font des enjeux environnementaux des sources de fortes tensions, d'autant plus que se juxtaposent de manière ambiguë les compétences constitutionnelles...

This paper proposes a structural approach to measuring the effects of electoral accountability. We estimate a political agency model with imperfect information in order to identify and quantify discipline and selection effects, using data on U.S. governors for 1982-2012. We find that the...

This paper proposes a structural approach to measuring the effects of electoral accountability. We estimate a political agency model with imperfect information in order to identify and quantify discipline and selection effects, using data on U.S. governors for 1982-2012. We find that the...