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The effect of decentralization on educational outcomes: real autonomy matters!
Salinas, Paula - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2014
This paper uses cross-national data to examine the effects of different dimensions of decentralization on the … expenditure and revenue sides of their activities, is what really matters in determining the effect of decentralization on … conducted, thus corroborating that they are not driven by the potential endogeneity of decentralization policies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796115
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Local Public Finances and Municipal Reform in Finland
André, Christophe; García, Clara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Finnish municipalities enjoy ample fiscal autonomy and provide or arrange the provision of a large share of public services. In recent years, their spending and debt has been increasing steadily, especially because of population ageing and increases in the cost of health care and social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276871
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Fiscal Federalism and its Impact on Economic Activity, Public Investment and the Performance of Educational Systems
Blöchliger, Hansjörg; Égert, Balázs; Fredriksen, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Intergovernmental fiscal frameworks usually reflect fundamental societal choices and history and are not foremost geared towards achieving economic policy objectives. Yet, like most institutional arrangements, fiscal relations affect the behaviour of firms, households and governments and thereby...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276948
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Fiscal Federalism in Belgium: Main Challenges and Considerations for Reform
Leibfritz, Willi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
The paper discusses the current state of fiscal relations across levels of government in Belgium and how it has developed over time. As the current system of fiscal federalism is creating imbalances between the federal and the sub-federal governments (vertical imbalance), and between sub-federal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498040
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El nuevo sistema de financiación autonómica. Una visión crítica. /The New Regional Financing System. A Critical Review
MOZO, MANZANO; AGUSTÍN, J. - In: Estudios de Economía Aplicada 28 (2010) Abril, pp. 7-26
La reforma del sistema de financiación aprobada en julio del año 2009 es esencialmente diferente de las reformas de los sistemas de financiación anteriores. Por un lado, no ha venido exigida por el tradicional plazo de caducidad de los sistemas de financiación cada cinco años, sino por...
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Making Federalism Work in Italy
Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007
Fiscal federalism can be an important complement to structural reforms and budget consolidation. Empowering sub national governments, while at the same time making them accountable to local citizens in the uses of tax money, could improve the allocation of public resources and promote catch up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046053
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Intergovernmental relations in Nigeria: improving service delivery in core sectors
Freinkman, Lev - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
According to the Nigerian constitution, main public sector responsibilities are split across various government levels. Thus, no sole government could deliver radical improvements in service delivery on its own, which means that coordination and cooperation are pre-requisites. However, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616761
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Who pays for public employee health costs?
Clemens, Jeffrey; Cutler, David M. - In: Journal of Health Economics 38 (2014) C, pp. 65-76
We analyze the incidence of public-employee health benefits. Because these benefits are negotiated through the political process, relevant labor market institutions deviate significantly from the competitive, private-sector benchmark. Empirically, we find that roughly 15 percent of the cost of...
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Citizen "Trust" as an Explanation of State Education Funding to Local School Districts
Alm, James; Buschman, Robert D.; Sjoquist, David L. - Department of Economics, Tulane University - 2012
Many previous studies have examined the level of state grants to local K-12 school districts. However, these studies have not considered the role of citizen "trust" in state versus local governments as a factor. We hypothesize that the role of the state in funding education reflects citizen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010558781
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The effects of fiscal autonomy on the size of public sector and the strength of political budget cycles in local expenditure
Köppl Turyna, Monika; Kula, Grzegorz; Balmas, Agata; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
We analyze the effects of political business cycles and fiscal autonomy on the expenditure categories of Polish municipalities. Using System GMM technique, we find convincing evidence for strong political business cycles in almost all expenditure categories, and in particular for the categories...
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