comparing decentralized and centralized system. As in the recent Second Generation Theory (SGT) of fiscal federalism (Seabright … federalism - is proposed in order to compare decentralized versus centralized solution: the gains from internalizing …. Given this general framework, the convenience of decentralization versus centralization mainly depends on the interaction …

Fiscal decentralization is high on the agenda in policy fora. This paper empirically investigates the underlying causes … of fiscal decentralization, based on the predictions of a simple political economy model. We argue that the likeliness … support the relevance of political factors as determinants of fiscal decentralization. The relationship between central …

This paper empirically investigates the underlying determinants of expenditure decentralization, based on the … predictions of a new political economy model of partial decentralization. The analysis is based on an agency model, in which two … decentralization is endogenous and depends on the relative political conditions prevailing at each level of government. Consistent with …

decentralization to centralization can affect both the number and the type of lobbies. Under decentralization, if lobbies form they …

comparing decentralized and centralized system. As in the recent Second Generation Theory (SGT) of fiscal federalism (Seabright … federalism - is proposed in order to compare decentralized versus centralized solution: the gains from internalizing …. Given this general framework, the convenience of decentralization versus centralization mainly depends on the interaction …

This paper studies the impact of decentralization on the shadow economy. We argue that decentralization may decrease … the size of the shadow economy mainly through two transmission channels: Decentralization enhancing public sector … efficiency (efficiency effect), and decentralization reducing the distance between bureaucrats and economic agents, which …

This paper analyses the effect of federalism on fertility and growth. In a model with human capital accumulation and … lower or higher under federalism. Interestingly, the fertility differential is reversed: while under central finance, rich …