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Vertical income tax externalities and fiscal interdependence : evidence from the US
Esteller-Moré, Álex; Solé-Ollé, Albert - 1999
Concurrent taxation is a feature of many federal systems. As a consequence of this fact, the tax policy of one level of government affects the tax base of the other. This paper carries out a theoretical analysis of the interdependent tax-setting decisions of federal and regional governments,...
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Citizenship tests in five countries : an expression of political liberalism?
Michalowski, Ines - 2009
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Labor market dynamics when effort depends on wage growth comparisons
De la Croix, David; Palm, Franz C.; Urbain, Jean-Pierre - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000947287
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Nationalism, cognitive ability, and interpersonal relations
Corneo, Giacomo - 2010
their social contacts. I develop a model of how those judgments form based on a theory of symbolic values. The model depicts … nationalism and to have hostile relations with immigrants. Multiple equilibria are possible and better schooling may eliminate … the theoretical model. -- nationalism ; xenophobia ; interpersonal relations ; value systems …
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Citizens' trade-offs in state merger decisions : evidence from a randomized survey experiment
Blesse, Sebastian; Heinemann, Friedrich - 2019
Voters dealing with jurisdictional merger decisions face a trade-off between economies of scale and preference costs. Larger jurisdictions may offer cost advantages, yet the downside is that policies in larger units may be less aligned to voter preferences. Our study is the first to provide...
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Federation's alternative tax constitutions and risky education
Poutvaara, Panu - 1999
We analyze a two-period modell where risk-averse students divide their time between risky education, leisure, and work. The educated can migrate. Wagetax financed transfer to students acts as an insurance, and increases both investment in education and demand for leisure. We drive sufficient...
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Public procurement in the presence of capital taxation
Weichenrieder, Alfons J. - 1999
The paper considers governments' public procurement decision as a way of influencing industry structure. In a federation in which capital is mobile and capital taxation is harmonized, a home bias in public procurement can potentially be explained as an effort to increase the capital intensity of...
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Optimal secession rules
Bordignon, Massimo - 1999
Should the constitution of a federation allow for peaceful secession? Constitutionally defined secession rules are optimal ex post if the federation breaks down. However, they may be suboptimal ex ante if the member countries receive a benefit from the perceived long-term stability of the...
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The value of real assets and interest rates : is there a reliable relationship?
Griffiths, Hayden - 1993
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Inégalités des revenus, marchés du travail et politiques de transferts
Fitoussi, Jean-Paul; VanHaeperen, Béatrice - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001363474