between the federal and state governments in such a scheme of partial decentralization. Our model suggests that the …

response. In this paper, we explore the effect that competition for residents induced by fiscal decentralization has on 'waste … an additional advantage of fiscal decentralization …

city inhabitants, and lower levels of military spending by ruling elites, as predicted by the theory …

This paper offers a new interpretation of the connection between openness and good governance. Assuming that corruption … display lower corruption in equilibrium. In data, naturally more open economies' do exhibit less corruption even after taking …

Corruption and imperfect contract enforcement dramatically reduce trade. This paper estimates the reduction, using a …

This paper presents two propositions about corruption. First, the structure of government institutions and the … political process are a very important determinant of the level of corruption. In particular, weak governments which do not … control their agencies would lead to ultra-high corruption levels. Second, the illegality of corruption and the need for …

In this paper, we provide a new framework for analyzing corruption in public bureaucracies. The standard way to model … corruption is as an example of moral hazard, which then leads to a focus on better monitoring and stricter penalties with the … eradication of corruption as the final goal. We propose an alternative approach which emphasizes why corruption arises in the …

been a recent push toward decentralization around the world. However, developing countries presently still have less …Standard models of fiscal federalism suggest many benefits of decentralization in developing economies, and there has … decentralization, particularly on the revenue side, than both developed countries today and the United States and Europe historically …

This paper explores the empirical effects of decentralization on environmental quality by studying water pollution in … rivers around the world. It examines the level of pollution and variation in pollution across jurisdictions within a country …, supporting the traditional view that decentralization allows policies more tailored to local conditions. However, the analysis …