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Fiscal federalism and income inequality : an empirical analysis for Switzerland

Feld, Lars P.; Frey, Christian; Schaltegger, Christoph A.; … - 2018

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011942832

Fiscal sustainability of the German Laender: Time series evidence

Burret, Heiko T.; Feld, Lars P.; Köhler, Ekkehard A. - 2015

We analyze the sustainability of public finances in the 16 states (Laender) of the Federal Republic of Germany using an unprecedentedly comprehensive fiscal dataset covering the period from 1950 to 2011 for West German Laender and from 1991 to 2011 for East German Laender. As we apply unit root...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405056

(Un-)Sustinability of public finances in German Laender: A panel time series approach

Burret, Heiko T.; Feld, Lars P.; Köhler, Ekkehard A. - 2015

This paper provides evidence that most German states (Laender) have unsustainable public finances by exploiting a newly compiled database covering the years 1950-2011. Although the Laender are closely intertwined we are the first to apply 'second generation' panel techniques that control for...

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Fiscal Federalism and Income Inequality: An Empirical Analysis for Switzerland

Feld, Lars P.; Frey, Christian; Schaltegger, Christoph A.; … - 2018

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011957223

Fiscal Sustainability of the German Laender - Time Series Evidence

Burret, Heiko T.; Feld, Lars P.; Köhler, Ekkehard A. - 2014

In this paper we analyze the sustainability of public finances in the states (Laender) of the Federal Republic of Germany using an unprecedentedly comprehensive fiscal dataset for the time period from 1950 to 2011 for West German Laender and 1991 to 2011 for East German Laender, respectively. In...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398608

Panel Cointegration Tests on the Fiscal Sustainability of German Laender

Burret, Heiko T.; Feld, Lars P.; Köhler, Ekkehard A. - 2014

This paper provides new evidence on the sustainability of public finances in German states (Laender) by exploiting a newly compiled database covering the years 1950]2011. Unlike previous studies on Germany, we analyze fiscal sustainability by applying gsecond generationh panel...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398666

Decentralized Taxation and the Size of Government: Evidence from Swiss State and Local Governments

Feld, Lars P.; Kirchgässner, Gebhard; Schaltegger, … - 2003

According to the Leviathan-Model, fiscal federalism is seen as a binding constraint on a revenue-maximizing government …. The competitive pressure of fiscal federalism is supposed to reduce public sector size as compared to unitary states … possible to investigate different mechanisms by which fiscal federalism may influence government size. The results indicate …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315909

Fiscal federalism and income inequality: An empirical analysis for Switzerland

Feld, Lars P.; Frey, Christian; Schaltegger, Christoph A.; … - 2019

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Economic theory delivers … on the ideal institutional setting of federalism in Switzerland. According to our findings, decentralization actually …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141779

Mehr-Ebenen Jurisdiktionssysteme : zur variablen Architektur von Integration

Feld, Lars P. (contributor); Kerber, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006

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Are fiscal adjustments less successful in decentralized governments?

Schaltegger, Christoph A. (contributor); … - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003496665