We empirically analyze the determinants of the fiscal decentralization in the European Union. Our approach consists on … on the fiscal decentralization by quantiles. Specifically, while GDP per capita or corruption are not significant in a … decentralization. And other variables as population, density or inequality do not have neither the same impact among quantiles …

Decentralization can be generally described as a process in which selected functions are assigned to sub-national units …. The literature identifies number of positive consequences of decentralization which all lead to better satisfaction of … citizens? needs for public services. Although decentralization process in Croatia started more than 10 years ago, it still has …

responsibility over all federal items. Three further key elements are the subsidiarity principle, federalism and the secession right …

The relationship between decentralization and the quality of governments is one of the core issues of decentralization … the theory of fiscal federalism predicts. Indeed, as Faguet (2014) argues, the strongest theoretical argument in favour of … decentralization is that it will improve the accountability and responsiveness of government by altering its structure so as to …

decentralization on quality of governments. We find that the relationship between the level of decentralization and the quality of … decentralization is better' should therefore be disregarded. We also find evidence of horizontal competition, in that the quality of …