decentralized allocation process. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of fiscal federalism. …

This paper studies fiscal federalism when regions differ in voters’ ability to monitor public officials. We develop a …

We study the effects of unequal representation in the interest-group system on the degree of information transmission …

redistributive taxation. In a formal model of redistribution with international migration and fiscal competition we derive the main …

create a “simulated tax redistribution index”, which captures the mechanical impact of the changes in tax policy on the gini … coefficient, but is exogenous to any behavioral response. Analyzing the effect of this redistribution index on inequality, I find … process further, I create a new class of tax redistribution measures, based on the S-Gini, which differentially weight effects …

The Paper studies the effects and the determinants of interregional redistribution in a model of residential and … redistribution always leads to the divergence of regional policies and per capita incomes. Thus, interregional redistribution …

In recent decades, the issues of federalism and political integration have gained prominence in public debate as well …