Richter, Wolfram; Thum, Marcel; Zimmermann, Horst - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 8, pp. 531-533
Demographic change is a particular challenge for fiscal federalism, because the decline of population is expected to affect the various regions within a country unequally. Population growth and shrinkage co-exist, thus requiring both upward and downward adjustments in physical and social...