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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442662
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Einige Wirkungen von steuerlichen Umfinanzierungsmaßnahmen in einem makroökonometrischen Ungleichgewichtsmodell für die westdeutsche Volkswirtschaft
Franz, Wolfgang; Göggelmann, Klaus; Winker, Peter - 1997
Gegenstand dieses Beitrags ist eine quantitativ orientierte Diskussion einiger Wirkungen einer Umstrukturierung des Steuersystems anhand der neuesten und wesentlich erweiterten Version des Konstanzer aggregierten Ungleichgewichtsmodells für die westdeutsche Volkswirtschaft für den Zeitraum von...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440908
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What old stagers could teach us : examining age complementarities in regional innovation systems
Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry - 2014
Germany using a flexible knowledge production function and accounting for potential endogeneity of the regional workforce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010384982
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728661
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003412064
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301132
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010203498
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Subnational border reforms and economic development in Africa
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Blesse, Sebastian - 2019 - This version: 14/05/2019
Arbitrarily designed borders have been identified by a recent literature as an important reason why sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the poorest regions on the globe. Accordingly, border changes may be a way to promote growth on the African continent. In this paper, we study the effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012006627
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Der Einfluß der Grenznähe auf die Standortwahl von Unternehmen : eine theoretische Analyse und empirische Befunde für Ostdeutschland
Engel, Dirk - 1999
Die EU-Osterweiterung ermöglicht eine stärkere Arbeitsteilung zwischen den relativ kapitalreichen Staaten der EU und den relativ arbeitsreichen Zutrittsländern Mittel- und Osteuropas, von der insbesondere die ostdeutschen Kreise in Nähe der Grenze profitieren können. Diese Studie widmet...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442610
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Regional versus individual aspects of the digital divide in Germany
Schleife, Katrin (contributor) - 2007 - Rev. version
This paper analyzes the regional dimension of the German digital divide. It considers the impact of regional characteristics on differences in the share of Internet use between German counties. In addition, it studies the influence of regional factors as well as individual characteristics on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003671205