. Building on insights provided by the “second generation” wave of research on fiscal federalism, this paper proposes a unified …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically …

standards are derived. -- Fiscal federalism ; minimum standards ; tax autonomy ; fiscal equalization …

Cooperative fiscal federalism needs a multi-level consent to decide on the allocation of intergovernmental transfers … transfers to municipal governments under this type of federalism. Using a regression discontinuity design in close electoral … supporting the swing voter hypothesis, our results suggest that federalism inherently entails restrictions for misusing …

. We discuss the implications for optimal federalism. …

Fiscal federalism concerns the division of policy responsibilities among different levels of government. Many current … favorable to fiscal federalism, yet countries are further decentralizing their fiscal systems. We summarize the efficiency and … introduces readers to theoretical reasons for/against a federalist structure. We discuss how federalism relates to classic …