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 …

. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …

. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …

. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …

This paper takes a mechanism design approach to federalism and assumes that local preferences are the private … information of local jurisdictions. Contractual federalism is defined as a strategy-proof contract among the members of the …-proof mechanisms, but they are socially worse than non cooperative decentralization. Federal mechanisms which are neutral and robust to …

decentralization ; fiscal federalism ; vertical interactions ; partial decentralization ; elections …Fiscal decentralization is high on the agenda in policy fora. This paper empirically investigates the underlying causes … of fiscal decentralization, based on the predictions of a simple political economy model. We argue that the likeliness …

traditional, expenditure-related motives for centralization considered in the fiscal federalism literature is present. If central …

traditional, expenditure-related motives for centralization considered in the fiscal federalism literature is present. If central …