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Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Public-Sector Heterogeneity : Theory and Evidence from Norway
Borge, Lars-Erik - 2012
based on a simple model of partial fiscal decentralization, under which earmarking of central transfers for particular uses … is eliminated, allowing funds to be spent according to local tastes. The model predicts that partial decentralization … of public goods after a decentralization reform than before. Both predictions are confirmed by the paper's empirical …
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Intergovernmental Grants and Bureaucratic Power
Dahlberg, Matz - 2008
In their role as agenda setters and implementers of political decisions, bureaucrats potentially have the power to influence decisions in their own favor. It is however difficult to empirically test whether bureaucrats actually are involved in such actions. In this paper we suggest and apply a...
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Regional Health Care Decentralization in Unitary States : Equal Spending, Equal Satisfaction?
Costa-Font, Joan - 2016
Does regional decentralization threaten the commitment to regional equality in government outcomes? We attempt to shed … health system decentralization: Italy and Spain. We estimate, decompose, and run counterfactual analysis of regional … health care decentralization in both countries. We find no evidence of increase in regional inequalities in outcomes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012986117
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Decentralization, Vertical Fiscal Imbalance, and Political Selection
Bordignon, Massimo; Gamalerio, Matteo; Turati, Gilberto - 2021
decentralization reform, politicians with different skills are elected in municipalities characterized by different levels of … difference in the tax base, following the decentralization reforms of the ’90s. Results strongly support our predictions and are …
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Racial Discrimination in Local Public Services : A Field Experiment in the US
Giulietti, Corrado - 2015
Discrimination in access to public services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of public services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013081
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Fiscal Federalism and Electoral Accountability
Aidt, Toke Skovsgaard - 2010
accountability. We also show that decentralization can only Pareto dominate centralization in economies with negative externalities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144284
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How Do Local Governments Decide on Public Policy in Fiscal Federalism? Tax vs. Expenditure Optimization
Koethenbuerger, Marko - 2008
Previous literature widely assumes that taxes are optimized in local public finance while expenditures adjust residually. This paper endogenizes the choice of the optimization variable. In particular, it analyzes how federal policy toward local governments influences the way local governments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012770444
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Intergovernmental Grants as Signals and the Alignment Effect : Theory and Evidence
Bracco, Emanuele - 2015
This paper provides a simple political agency model to explain the effect of political alignment between different tiers of government on intergovernmental grants and election outcomes. Key features of the model are: (i) rational voters interpret public good provision as a signal of incumbent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026684
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Voluntary Matching Grants Can Forestall Social Dumping
Dreze, Jacques H.; Figuieres, Charles; Hindriks, Jean - 2021
European economic integration leads to increasing factor mobility, thereby threatening the stability of social transfer programs. This paper investigates the possibility of achieving, by means of voluntary matching grants, both the optimal allocation of factors and the optimal level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317279
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Efficient Revenue Sharing and Upper Level Governments : Theory and Application to Germany
Buettner, Thiess; Hauptmeier, Sebastian; Schwager, Robert - 2021
Recent literature has emphasized that redistributive grant systems may tend to internalize fiscal externalities arising from tax competition. This paper further explores the conditions under which local grant systems enforced by the state government will enhance efficiency. A system of...
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