The fields of regulatory federalism and fiscal federalism have developed largely in isolation from each other. Building … on the new scholarship of federalism in the legal academy, this Article seeks to integrate the insights of the two areas … regulatory federalism. One of the most important elements of fiscal federalism, generally unappreciated in legal scholarship, is …

The current system of federalism undermines the social and economic equality of the people of the United States … among the states. The interstate disparities undermine the values commonly associated with federalism and have especially … constitutional doctrine, scholars of federalism in the legal academy have largely ignored the significance of these interstate …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Theoretically … concentration in pre- and after-tax income without additional redistribution via progressive taxes. It is, however, crucial to …

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal federalism on income inequality and redistribution. Economic theory delivers … on the ideal institutional setting of federalism in Switzerland. According to our findings, decentralization actually … decentralization is counteracted by the interaction with jurisdictional fragmentation. Interestingly, it is not redistribution via …

I propose a model of income redistribution in an open-economy environment. The world consists of a finite number of … income. While tax competition limits the extent to which redistribution is possible-as compared to the closed-economy outcome …

I propose a model of income redistribution in an open-economy environment. The world consists of a finite number of … income. While tax competition limits the extent to which redistribution is possible — as compared to the closed …

create a "simulated tax redistribution index", which captures the mechanical impact of the changes in tax policy on the gini … coefficient, but is exogenous to any behavioral response. Analyzing the effect of this redistribution index on inequality, I find … process further, I create a new class of tax redistribution measures, based on the S-Gini, which differentially weight effects …