Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 450
Cover Image
Beyond the centre : tracing decentralization’s influence on time-varying fiscal sustainability
Afonso, António; Alves, José; Jalles, João Tovar; … - 2024
This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel … data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels …. Results for 185 countries show that while tax decentralization often hampers the degree of fiscal responsiveness, potentially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014543839
Cover Image
Designing Sound Fiscal Relations Across Government Levels in Decentralized Countries
Boadway, Robin - 2019
decentralization systems by examining the sequencing and economic principles underlying revenue and expenditure assignments, the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895109
Cover Image
The Federal Approach to Fiscal Decentralisation : Conceptual Contours for Policy Makers
Sharma, Chanchal Kumar - 2006
Chanchal Kumar Sharma,in his paper demonstrates that in order for fiscal decentralisation to be effective, it must be approached federally. A federal approach is not a decentralised approach but a dynamically balanced approach; one that constantly keeps on adjusting the contrasting forces of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054503
Cover Image
Costa Rica : restoring fiscal sustainability and setting the basis for a more growthfriendly and inclusive fiscal policy
Araújo, Sónia; Guichard, Stéphanie - 2018
Consecutive years of primary deficits have led to mounting public debt of almost 50% of GDP, one of the fastest increases in Latin America over the last decade. Government attempts to restore fiscal health have been undermined by a gridlocked Congress. While only minor reforms have been enacted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914250
Cover Image
How Do Electoral Systems Affect Fiscal Policy? Evidence from State and Local Governments, 1890 to 2005
Funk, Patricia; Gathmann, Christina - 2017
Using a new data set from 1890 to 2000, we estimate how the adoption of proportional representation affects policies in Swiss cantons. We show that proportional systems shift spending toward broad goods (e.g. education and welfare bene fits) but decrease spending on targetable goods (e.g. roads...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014215169
Cover Image
The quality of public finances
Thöne, Michael - 2022
The concept of the "quality of public finances" (QPF) covers many qualitative and structural issues of fiscal policy. This chapter traces the origins of the concept of QPF to the Lisbon Strategy and the subsequent EPC Working Group on "Quality of Public Finances" (2004‐2007). At its core, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013188102
Cover Image
Public expenditures on education and health in Ukraine before and during the global crisis
Betliy, Oleksandra; Boyarchuk, Dmytro; Orlova, Irina - 2011
The report analyzes the impact of the global financial crisis on public services delivery in education and healthcare. The analysis has been undertaken from the macro-perspective. Pre-crisis and crisis economic developments are outlined and fiscal accounts developments are presented. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326574
Cover Image
Public expenditures on education and health in Ukraine before and during the global crisis
Betliy, Oleksandra; Boyarchuk, Dmytro; Orlova, Irina B. - 2011
The report analyzes the impact of the global financial crisis on public services delivery in education and healthcare. The analysis has been undertaken from the macro-perspective. Pre-crisis and crisis economic developments are outlined and fiscal accounts developments are presented. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302727
Cover Image
Human Capital Formation with Heterogeneous Agents, Sunstainable Debt Policies and Growth : Who Benefits from Fiscal Policy Rules?
Dascher, Fabienne Lara; Greiner, Alfred - 2021
With this paper our objective is to study the effects of different deficit policies in an endogenous growth model with publicly funded human capital accumulation and public debt, where we allow for heterogeneous households. Two types of households are considered. One household acquires human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013214730
Cover Image
Human capital formation with heterogeneous agents, sustainable debt policies and growth : who benefits from fiscal policy rules?
Dascher-Preising, Fabienne; Greiner, Alfred - 2021
With this paper our objective is to study the effects of different deficit policies in an endogenous growth model with publicly funded human capital accumulation and public debt, where we allow for heterogeneous households. Two types of households are considered. One household acquires human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012793350