Based on cross-country data for up to 78 countries, this paper shows that fiscal decentralization-the assignment of … governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and government effectiveness. Unlike previous studies in the decentralization …/governance literature, which focus primarily on expenditure-based measures of decentralization, the results reported in this paper show that …

empirical evidence about actual country practices. This paper presents data on fiscal decentralization for about 80 countries … for transition economies, the levels of decentralization are relatively stable over the time period. The findings are … factors identified in the literature as determining the extent of fiscal decentralization …

-country evidence, based on a sample of developing and developed countries, that fiscal decentralization—the assignment of expenditure …

In light of the outflow of deposits in Serbia in late 2008 and early 2009, a series of measures were introduced to … Agency (DIA) to purchase shares of insolvent banks under instruction from the Government of Serbia (GoS). At the time, it was …, primarily spearheaded by the National Bank of Serbia (NBS), to develop a contingency management framework. In particular, the …

fallout of the global crisis on Serbia. Although the output slump has been limited relative to regional peers, the decline in …

The fifth review of Serbia’s economic performance under the program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) is …