The Decentralization Theorem (Oates, 1972) is central to the discussion of fiscal federalism. We revisit the role of … consumption spillovers in evaluating the merits of (de)centralization. Unlike the general prediction, a higher degree of … spillovers may reduce the difference in utility of centralization and decentralization. The non-monotonicity result relates to …

empirically link the public sector efficiency scores, to tax revenue and spending decentralization. First, we compute government … estimate the effect of decentralization on public sector efficiency and how extreme natural disasters mediate this relationship …. The sample covers 36 OECD countries between 2006 and 2019. Our results show that tax revenue decentralization decreases …

panel data and apply causal machine learning methods to identify the effects of decentralization on the statutory tax …

In assessing the desirability for tax decentralization reforms, a dilemma between efficiency and redistribution emerges …, decentralization curbs incentives for excessive subnational spending and enhances fiscal discipline, but may also widen interregional … the optimal degree of fiscal decentralization. We find that tax decentralization can be optimal even under Rawlsian social …