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Decentralization and international tax competition

Janeba, Eckhard; Wilson, John D. - 2003

country's decentralization level serves as a strategic tool through its influence on the mix of horizontal and vertical …

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Why do differences in the degree of fiscal decentralization endure?

Calsamiglia Blancafort, Xavier; Garcia-Milà, Teresa; … - 2006

Differences in the degree of fiscal decentralization observed between the U.S. and many countries in Europe cannot be … explained within the standard theory of fiscal decentralization. By introducing preferences for solidarity equality in the … provision of public goods and services across regions we show that different decentralization schemes can coexist as efficient …

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New evidence on fiscal decentralization and the size of government

Fiva, Jon H. - 2005

This paper adds to the literature by utilizing improved data on tax revenue decentralization to re-examine the … relationship between fiscal decentralization and the size of government. An econometric analysis using panel data from 18 OECD … countries shows that fiscal decentralization matters for both the size and composition of government spending. Tax revenue …

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How fiscal decentralization flattens progressive taxes

Hodler, Roland; Schmidheiny, Kurt - 2005

We study the tension between fiscal decentralization and progressive taxation. We present a multi-community model in …

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The role of the state in economic development

Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2004

This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...

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Fiscal federalism and economic growth

Brueckner, Jan K. - 2005

This paper uses an endogenous-growth model with overlapping generations to explore the connection between fiscal federalism and economic growth. The analysis shows that federalism, which allows public-good levels to be tailored to suit the differing demands of young and old consumers, who live...

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The economic effects of democratic participation

Mueller, Dennis C.; Stratmann, Thomas - 2002

Considerable concern has been expressed in resent years about declines in voter participartion rates in the United States and in several other major democratic countries. Some feel low participation rates intropuce a "class bias" into the political process and thereby worsen the outcomes from...

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All about the giants : probing the influences on growth and income inequality at the end of the 20th century

Berry, R. Albert; Serieux, John - 2003

This paper presents estimates of world output growth from 1970 to 2000, the distribution of income among countries and persons for the years 1980, 1990 and 2000, and world poverty rates for the same years. It also presents the results of a series of simulation exercises that attempt isolate the...

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Inequality, well-being and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ahsan, Syed M.; Oberoi, Jaideep - 2003

This paper focuses on the role of "institutions" in the fight against poverty and inequality. Our view of institutions encompasses formal rules designed by polity (including those in the legal and economics sphere such as rules of property rights, contracts and liabilities) as well as informal...

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Income inequality in OECD countries : data and explanations

Atkinson, Anthony B. - 2003

There is much disagreement about both the facts and the explanations of income inequality. Even if we confine attention to OECD countries, we find people arguing that there has been a great U-turn, with inequality rising sharply after its post war fall, and others who believe that the speed of...

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