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Do large cabinets favor large governments?: Evidence from Swiss sub-federal jurisdictions
Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Feld, Lars P. - 2004
number of ministers in the cabinet is negatively associated with fiscal discipline. Furthermore, the fiscal referendum does …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265723
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Do large cabinets favor large governments? : Evidence from Swiss sub-federal jurisdictions
Schaltegger, Christoph A. (contributor);  … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003256805
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On government centralization and fiscal referendums: a theoretical model and evidence from Switzerland
Feld, Lars P.; Schnellenbach, Jan; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - 2004
jurisdictions with referendum decisions on policy centralization. Citizens choose centralization of public spending and revenue in … cantons from 1980 to 1998 supports the hypothesis that centralization is less likely under referendum decision-making. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265715
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On government centralization and fiscal referendums : a theoretical model and evidence from Switzerland
Feld, Lars P. (contributor); Schnellenbach, Jan (contributor) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003256772
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Voters as a hard budget constraint: on the determination of intergovernmental grants
Feld, Lars P.; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - 2004
referendum reduces the reliance of states on matching grants received from the central government and thus the possibility of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265727
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Fiscal federalism and economic performance: evidence from Swiss cantons
Feld, Lars P.; Kirchgässner, Gebhard; Schaltegger, … - 2004
The advantages and disadvantages of fiscal federalism are widely discussed in economics and political science. While some authors argue that federalism favors individual initiatives and serves as a market preserving device, others emphasize the dangers arising from an increasing corruption and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265752
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Voters as a hard budget constraint : on the determination of intergovernmental grants
Feld, Lars P. (contributor);  … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003256766
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Fiscal federalism and economic performance : evidence from Swiss cantons
Feld, Lars P. (contributor);  … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003256802