Fiscal federalism and risk sharing in Germany: the role of size differences

We study the effect of size differences for an optimal risk sharing system of intergovernmental transfers in Germany. The German fiscal transfer system should account for the fact that an optimal insurance mechanism has the property that smaller states contribute a smaller share of their tax revenue to the redistribution mechanism.

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Alternative title:	Risikokonsolidierung im Rahmen des deutschen Länderfinanzausgleichs: die Rolle von Größenunterschieden
Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Konrad, Kai A. ; Seitz, Helmut
Institutions:	Abteilung "Marktprozesse und Steuerung", Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
Subject:	Fiscal federalism \| risk sharing \| size asymmetry

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number FS IV 01-20
Classification:	D70 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making. General ; H41 - Public Goods ; H77 - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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