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Partial fiscal decentralization and local government spending policy
Kopańska, Agnieszka - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 14 (2018) 3, pp. 21-31
The aim of this paper is to analyze how limits in revenue and spending autonomy of sub-sovereign governments influence their decisions. Revenue and spending autonomy indicators for Polish towns were established and used in analysis on school education expenditures during 2003–2016. The...
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Expenditure Decentralization and of the Composition of Local Public Spending
Sacchi, Agnese - 2014
Many industrialized countries have recently implemented fiscal decentralization reforms assigning more competences and … spending responsibilities to sub-national governments. In this paper we investigate what leads to the decentralization of … findings on the negative link between regional income disparities and expenditure decentralization. A similarly negative …
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Vertical effects of fiscal rules : the Swiss experience
Burret, Heiko T.; Feld, Lars P. - 2014
) provides little evidence that budget constraints at the cantonal level affect municipal finances and fiscal decentralization …
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Synthesising good practices in fiscal federalism : key recommendations from 15 years of country surveys
Forman, Kass; Dougherty, Sean M.; Blöchliger, Hansjörg - 2020
The design of intergovernmental fiscal relations can help to ensure that tax and spending powers are assigned in a way to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Decentralisation can enable sub-central governments to provide better public services for households and firms, while it...
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Vertical effects of fiscal rules : the Swiss experience
Burret, Heiko T.; Feld, Lars P. - 2016
evidence that budget constraints at the cantonal level affect average municipal finances and fiscal decentralization. …
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Enhancing Expenditure Control with a Decentralised Public Sector in Denmark
Daugaard, Steen - 2002
This paper analyses of some the key aspects of public expenditure policy in Denmark. The public expenditure to GDP ratio has abated markedly since the mid-1990s, reflecting both cyclical gains and the return on structural reforms. Nevertheless, the underlying upward pressure on government...
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Fiscal decentralization and the allocation of public spending of subnational governments : the case of Ecuador
Aray, Henry; Pacheco-Delgado, Janeth - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 32 (2023), pp. 1-58
This article analyzes the relationship between fiscal decentralization and the growth rate of per capita public …
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State Fiscal Adjustment During Times of Stress : Possible Causes of the Severity and Composition of Budget Cuts
Clemens, Jeffrey P. - 2012
Efforts to maintain balanced budgets, driven in part by formal requirements, lead to substantial pro-cyclicality in states' capital investments, transfers to local governments, and spending in areas like education and transportation. Extensive reliance on relatively volatile revenue sources...
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Health Expenditure in Italy : A Comprehensive Intergovernmental Model
Pammolli, Fabio - 2018
The paper provides an analysis of the determinants of health spending differentials among the Italian Regions for the years 1998-2010. An original standardised spending framework is proposed that takes into account the appropriateness of the services provided and price/technical efficiency, as...
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Does size matter? The productivity of government : expenditures and the size of states : evidence from India
Haasnoot, Cornelis W. - 2016
Some politicians argue for the splitting and combining of states to increase government productivity, but there is a dearth of empirical evidence on the optimal size of a state. Using data from Indian states, I test a model of the optimal size of the state. I find that size and preference...
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