,000 observations of individuals living in 29 European countries. Our results reveal that political and fiscal decentralization have a … positive and significant effect on individuals' overall happiness. Fiscal decentralization also exerts a significant effect on … effect of political decentralization on these variables is more limited. The results show that citizens seem to be happier …

decentralization have a positive and significant effect on the overall subjective well-being of individuals. However, fiscal … decentralization has a different effect on the perception of institutions depending on whether we consider subnational expenditure or … revenues. Similarly, the effect of political decentralization on the level of satisfaction with institutions also varies …