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The Impact of Fiscal Equalization on Local Expenditure Policies: Theory and Evidence from Germany
Hauptmeier, Sebastian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007
This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition in taxes and public inputs among local jurisdictions to analyze the incentive effects of fiscal equalization transfers. We find that a budget-compensated increase in the contribution rate to a system of fiscal equalization not only induces...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098186
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Intergovernmental grants and public input provision: theory and evidence from Germany
Hauptmeier, Sebastian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007
, in order to test the theoretical predictions, we carry out an empirical analysis based on a panel of German states. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098432
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You can't be happier than your wife: happiness gaps and divorce
Guven, Cahit; Senik, Claudia; Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615607