the aim of achieving regional convergence, they should have a positive effect on economic growth. However, it is equally … possible that transfers perpetuate under-development by diminishing regional incentives to implement growth-enhancing policies …. In this paper, we study empirically the effect of intergovernmental transfers on economic growth using the German …

decentralization on economic growth. Much of the traditional literature focuses on the efficiency aspects of a decentralized provision … of public services. However, decentralization may also increase growth by raising the ability of the political system to … empirical literature on decentralization and economic growth. Based on our survey, we identify open questions and discuss …

We study the relationship between fiscal decentralization and economic growth for 23 OECD countries from 1975 to 2001 … causes lower growth rates, we find that this result is not robust to alternative specifications. We also fail to obtain … is unrelated to economic growth. -- fiscal federalism ; sub-national fiscal autonomy ; tax competition …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically … consider the interdependence of decentralization and fragmentation as inequality decreasing effects of decentralization are …