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National interference in local public good provision

Dur, Robert A. J.; Staal, Klaas - 2003

We analyze a simple model of local public good provision in a country consisting of a large number of heterogeneous regions, each comprising two districts, a city and a village. When districts remain autonomous and local public goods have positive spillover effects on the neighbouring district,...

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National interference in local public good provision

Dur, Robert A. J.; Staal, Klaas - 2003

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The political economy of a diverse monetary union

Perotti, Enrico C.; Soons, Oscar - 2020 - Revision: September 7, 2020

We analyze the political economy of monetary unification among countries with different quality of institutions. Countries with stronger institutions have lower public spending and better investment incentives, even under a stronger currency. Governments under weaker institutions spend more so...

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Prospects for an EMU between federalism and nationalism

Butter, Frank A. G. den; Segers, Mathieu - 2014

-framework? Which are the pros and cons of these scenarios? This paper combines economic theory, empirical analysis and insights … regarding EMU’s institutional history in order to come to a compromise proposal for an EMU between nationalism and federalism …. We take the present status quo acts as a starting point. We describe the tension between the arguments in economic theory …

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