present time has to be federally flexible and dynamically decentralised and institutions of fiscal federalism are crucial for … federalism if it is to be successful, irrespective of the fact of whether it is being carried out in a federal or non …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically … setting in Switzerland to study the issue empirically. According to our findings tax decentralization tends to reduce … consider the interdependence of decentralization and fragmentation as inequality decreasing effects of decentralization are …

the literature on the role of intergovernmental grants in systems of fiscal federalism. Second, we provide an updated look … directions for future research on the economics of fiscal federalism and the role of intergovernmental grants as policy …

This Article constructs frameworks for analyzing federalism's undertheorized horizontal dimension. Discussions of … federalism generally focus on the hierarchical (or vertical) allocation of power between the national and state governments while … on state citizenship. This Article moves beyond the piecemeal approach by identifying facets of horizontal federalism …

and economic costs, the latter depending on the decentralization of government. Two effects of federalism are derived … decentralization, induces a conflict of interests and thus may harden budget constraints and reduce inflation (the "checks and balance …

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 …

Fiscal federalism in Mexico has been changing over the last thirty years. Subnational governments demand the return of … of the decentralization of taxation powers in the Mexican federal entities in the period 2005 to 2010? The thesis that … will be sustained throughout the trial is that progress has been made in terms of decentralization of spending in the …

on the ideal institutional setting of federalism in Switzerland. According to our findings, decentralization actually …This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Economic theory delivers … the interdependence of decentralization and fragmentation, since the inequality decreasing effect of fiscal …