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Economic Integration and Fiscal Decentralization: Evidence from OECD Countries
Stegarescu, Dan - 2004
decentralization in OECD countries. Based on a theoretical framework, the empirical panel analysis relates the degree of public sector … decentralization to economic and European integration, controlling for inter-regional heterogeneity, economies of scale, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297409
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Centralizing Tendencies in the Public Sector in Germany
Stegarescu, Dan - 2005
clear evidence for a causal relationship between economic and European integration and fiscal decentralization in the case …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297454
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Regional Stabilization by Fiscal Equalization? Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Germany
Büttner, Thiess - 1999
In the context of EMU fiscal equalization schemes have been proposed as a means to stabilize regions against asymmetric shocks. A theoretical analysis shows that besides reducing the cross-sectional income variance the redistributive element of fiscal equalization causes incentive effects for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297892
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Centralizing Tendencies in the Public Sector in Germany
Stegarescu, Dan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
clear evidence for a causal relationship between economic and European integration and fiscal decentralization in the case …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097662
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Economic Integration and Fiscal Decentralization: Evidence from OECD Countries
Stegarescu, Dan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004
decentralization in OECD countries. Based on a theoretical framework, the empirical panel analysis relates the degree of public sector … decentralization to economic and European integration, controlling for inter-regional heterogeneity, economies of scale, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097953
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Regional Stabilization by Fiscal Equalization? Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Germany
Büttner, Thiess - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999
In the context of EMU fiscal equalization schemes have been proposed as a means to stabilize regions against asymmetric shocks. A theoretical analysis shows that besides reducing the cross-sectional income variance the redistributive element of fiscal equalization causes incentive effects for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098268
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Public Sector Decentralization: Measurement Concepts and Recent International Trends
Stegarescu, Dan - 2004
This paper deals with the problems encountered in defining and measuring the degree of fiscal decentralization. Drawing … on a recent analytical framework of the OECD, different measures of fiscal autonomy and revenue decentralization are …-making competencies in the course of time, new time series of annual data on the degree of fiscal decentralization are provided for 23 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297396
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Costs, Preferences, and Institutions: An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Government Decentralization
Stegarescu, Dan - 2005
-national differences in the degree of fiscal decentralization. Accounting for taxing powers of subnational governments, the evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297446
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Efficient Revenue Sharing and Upper Level Governments: Theory and Application to Germany
Buettner, Thiess; Hauptmeier, Sebastian; Schwager, Robert - 2006
Recent literature has emphasized that redistributive grant systems may tend to internalize fiscal externalities arising from tax competition. This paper further explores the conditions under which local grant systems enforced by the state government will enhance efficiency. A system of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297521
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297628