Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the empirical literature that analyzes the effect of the core infrastructure (telecommunication, electricity and transportation) and indirect taxation on economic growth. Design/methodology/approach: The authors present empirical evidence...

Purpose: This paper provides empirical evidence regarding the effect of fiscal management performance on local economic development in an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach: The authors performed a panel data analysis based on data from the 5,568 Brazilian municipalities from 2006 to...