The funding of National Health Service in Italy follows a top-down two stages decentralized system, according to which the central Government feeds the National health-fund with specific taxes and distributes it among Regions. Further, each Region funds the so called Essential levels of...

<i> Una semplice guida per districarsi nella giungla delle separazioni della riforma dei servizi pubblici locali </i> (di Monica Passarelli, Paolo Peruzzi, Alessandro Petretto) - ABSTRACT: The recent reform of local public services resulted in the establishment of an articulated structure based on...

<i> Esternalità, capitale umano e politiche per l’istruzione </i> (di Alessandro Balestrino, Alessandro Petretto) - ABSTRACT: In this paper we discuss the interaction between optimal linear income taxation and education policy. Education is characterised as a mixed investment good: it has both...

We analyze how vertical or horizontal fiscal equalization affects the overprovision of local public goods due to vertical fiscal externality, when there is tax evasion. The overspending incentive of regional governments is examined in the cases of fiscal equalization based on pretax earned...

The paper provides a critical review of the three essays originally presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the SIE by U. Colombino, C. De Vincenti and R. Paladini, and E. Longobardi. The aim of this comment-essay is to further enlarge their theoretical perspective and their policy...