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Revenue autonomy preference in German state parliaments

Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor) - 2013

Fiscal federalism in Germany is characterized by lacking sub-national tax autonomy and intensive fiscal equalization …

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Efficient revenue sharing and upper level governments : theory and application to Germany

Büttner, Thiess (contributor); … - 2006

in Germany. The results suggest that attempts of state level governments to extract fiscal resources from the local …

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Intergovernmental grants and public input provision : theory and evidence from Germany

Hauptmeier, Sebastian (contributor) - 2007

This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition between local jurisdictions to analyse the impact of intergovernmental grants on the composition of public spending. We find that a higher degree of redistribution within a system of ʺfiscal equalisationʺ coincides with a smaller overall...

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The impact of intergovernmental grants on cost efficiency : theory and evidence from German municipalities

Kalb, Alexander (contributor) - 2008

In this paper we use a simple bureaucracy model of fiscal illusion to analyze the impact of intergovernmental grants on the cost effciency of local jurisdictions. We find that a higher degree of redistribution within a system of fiscal equalization or an increase in the amount of grants received...

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Regional stabilization by fiscal equalization? : theoretical considerations and empirical evidence from Germany

Büttner, Thiess - 1999

actually favors stabilization. In an empirical analysis for Germany, the paper adds support for the finding of significant … regional stabilization by fiscal flows. The results indicate that about 17 % of GDP variation across West Germany's states has … been removed by fiscal flows during the last two decades. Thus, in Germany where the fiscal federalism is criticised for …

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Who's coming to the rescue? : revenue-sharing slumps and implicit bailouts during the Great Recession

Foremny, Dirk; Solé-Ollé, Albert - 2016

This paper analyzes the distribution of discretionary transfers from higher tiers of government in the process of fiscal adjustment in local jurisdictions which were hit by a negative revenue shock in formula transfers. Spanish local governments experienced a 30% fall in their revenue-sharing...

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Conditional grants, grant-seeking and welfare when there is government failure on the subordinate level

Bischoff, Ivo (contributor) - 2008

The paper addresses the welfare implications of conditional grants if government failure leads to inefficiencies in the production of regional public goods and services. Conditional grants may improve welfare by setting incentives for regions to improve efficiency. At the same time, resources...

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How can a country ‘graduate’ from procyclical fiscal policy? : evidence from China

Fuest, Clemens; Xing, Jing - 2015

In this study, we analyze the cyclicality of fiscal policies in China during the period 1978-2013. We find that the cyclicality of local government spending in China significantly affects the cyclicality of total government spending. By employing both time-series and province-level panel data,...

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Econometric evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy : a survey

Hagen, Tobias; Mohl, Philipp - 2009

More than one third of the European Union's total budget is spent on socalled Cohesion Policy via the structural funds. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the EU and to support convergence between the levels of development of the various European regions. Investigating the impact...

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Double Bertrand tax competition : a fiscal game with governments acting as middlemen

Wagener, Andreas - 1999

In a common market with costless mobility of all factors, regional governments can attract mobile firms by granting subsidies which must be financed out of wage taxes on mobile labour. Since firms locate where subsidies are highest and workers settle where taxes are lowest, government are forced...

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