One might observe some stability of the basics of the typical welfare state models which were laid out by Esping-Andersen and elaborated on in further studies. However, these stable institutions are not immune from the influence of external destabilizing factors which force institutions to...

Recent literature on optimal nonlinear taxation has shown that in models with a single level of government public provision of private goods can help redistribution by mitigating self-selection constraints. The aim of the present paper is to extend the analysis to a fiscal federalism setting...

The paper analyzes the possible efficiency base of intergovernmental grants between rich and poor regions in a federal state.

Die aktuelle Diskussion über eine Reform des deutschen Bundesstaates hat Regelungen des Grundgesetzes zum Gegenstand, die erst nach Gründung der Bundesrepublik eingeführt wurden. Dies gilt für den Länderfinanzausgleich und die vertikale Einnahmenverteilung, aber auch für die...

This paper studies the provision of public inputs in a federal system. A vertical tax externality is also considered in a simple general equilibrium model used to analyze the efficiency of equilibria under different scenarios. The results show that the state provision of public inputs may affect...