Revenue decentralization and inflation: A re-evaluation

A problematic feature of the existing empirical literature on the relationship between revenue decentralization (RD) and inflation is the use of inaccurate measures for RD. Using a newly constructed measure for RD that accounts for over-time changes in sub-national tax autonomy, this paper finds that RD leads to lower inflation.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Baskaran, Thushyanthan
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 116.2012, 3, p. 298-300
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Fiscal decentralization \| Inflation \| Sub-national tax autonomy

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	E31 - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation ; H29 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue. Other ; H71 - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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