We analyse the redistributive power of the Spanish central government budget to diminish regional disparities in per capita income in the 1991-1996 period. It firstly makes a brief overview of the most relevant empirical studies carried out on this subject, analysing their methodologies and...

The aim of this study is to estimate the redistributive and stabiliser/insurance effects of the Spanish central government budget at regional level during the 1991-1996 period. This analysis is carried out for the whole budget as well as for the main items of revenue and expenditure. The...

The aim of this study is to estimate the redistributive, stabiliser and insurance effects at territorial level of the federal budget of Australia, Spain, the USA and of the European Union. This analysis is carried out for the budget as a whole through regional fiscal balances and, separately for...