This paper empirically investigates the underlying determinants of expenditure decentralization, based on the … predictions of a new political economy model of partial decentralization. The analysis is based on an agency model, in which two … decentralization is endogenous and depends on the relative political conditions prevailing at each level of government. Consistent with …

This is the introductory essay for the Economics of Federalism, a book edited by the authors and forthcoming in Edward … competitive federalism, stems from Tiebout's 1956 article. It focuses on the horizontal structure of federalism and examines … fiscal federalism, examines the vertical structure of federalism, or the division of public services and taxing power between …

private benefits, the enduring weight of Canadian-style federalism mitigated the impact of interest groups, especially …

-dependence in combination with a system of asymmetric federalism has led to a distinctively multi-jurisdictional model of corporate …

federal governments, and financed in capital markets. Markets can supplement federalism. A key advantage of debt markets is … are politicians up the federalism hierarchy. This paper examines the financial relationship and programs of the federal … combination of federalism and capital markets …

Federalism and international trade regulation are popular topics in the legal literature, but the intersection of these … of U.S. and Canadian federalism, and by considering the effect of these countries' federal structures on their …

This paper empirically investigates the underlying determinants of expenditure decentralization, based on the … predictions of a new political economy model of partial decentralization. The analysis is based on an agency model, in which two … decentralization is endogenous and depends on the relative political conditions prevailing at each level of government. Consistent with …

This paper empirically investigates the underlying determinants of expenditure decentralization, based on the … predictions of a new political economy model of partial decentralization. The analysis is based on an agency model, in which two … decentralization is endogenous and depends on the relative political conditions prevailing at each level of government. Consistent with …