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Une analyse critique de la composition des exportations du canton du Tessin et une appréciation des risques d'une revalorisation du franc suisse
Massonnet, Jonathan - 2011
Afin d'apprécier les risques d'une revalorisation du taux de change du franc suisse pour léconomie du canton du Tessin … structure économique du canton du Tessin, nous montrons que la composition de ses exportations telle que la décrivent les … géographique de ces dernières. Ainsi, la demande extérieure du canton du Tessin est fortement tributaire des incertitudes qui …
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Föderalismus zwischen dezentraler Autonomie und zentralstaatlicher Koordination
Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Frey, René L. - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 81 (2001) 3, pp. 176-180
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Fiscal Federalism in Four Federal Countries
Virkola, Tuomo - 2014
This paper provides a characterization of the fiscal policy framework in four established federal countries with heterogeneous intergovernmental relations and demographic characteristics: Canada, Germany, Switzerland and the United States. We consider the implications of fiscal federalism from...
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Voters as a hard budget constraint: on the determination of intergovernmental grants
Feld, Lars P.; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - 2004
Recent empirical literature has shown that the determination of intergovernmental grants is highly influenced by the political bargaining power of the recipient states. In these models federal politicians are assumed to buy the support of state voters, state politicians and state interest groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265727
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Fiscal federalism and economic performance: evidence from Swiss cantons
Feld, Lars P.; Kirchgässner, Gebhard; Schaltegger, … - 2004
The advantages and disadvantages of fiscal federalism are widely discussed in economics and political science. While some authors argue that federalism favors individual initiatives and serves as a market preserving device, others emphasize the dangers arising from an increasing corruption and...
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Fiscal Federalism - an International Comparison
Seidel, Bernhard; Vesper, Dieter - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 68 (1999) 3, pp. 449-472
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Reform of the Swiss Fiscal Equalisation System
Frey, René L.; Wettstein, Gérard - In: CESifo DICE Report 06 (2008) 1, pp. 21-26
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Provision of public goods in a federalist country: Tiebout competition, fiscal equalization, and incentives for efficiency in Switzerland
Widmer, Philippe; Zweifel, Peter - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency of the 26 Swiss cantons over the period 2000 to 2004 applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). A Total Public Sector Performance (TPSP) indicator for eight local government activities (administration, public safety, education, culture and...
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International perspective for a sound intergovernmental finance system in the Philippines
Werner, Jan - 2012
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