In this paper we investigate the effects of fiscal decentralization on income inequality using a sample of 23 OECD … countries over the period 1971-2000. We utilize novel and robust measures of fiscal decentralization based on different degrees … fiscal decentralization - expenditure versus taxation - and the extent to which responsibility and decision powers are …

Does fiscal decentralization lead to more efficient governance, better public goods, and higher economic growth? This … paper tests Riker''s theory (1964) that the results of fiscal decentralization depend on the level of countries'' political … data. 1) Strength of national political parties significantly improves outcomes of fiscal decentralization such as economic …

pricipal component analysis, seven aspects of both federalism and decentralization are used as variables for explaining … different degrees. This study adds to our knowledge on the transmission mechanisms of federalism and decentralization …. - Federalism ; decentralization ; fiscal federalism ; economic effects of constitutions ; constitutional economics …

component analysis, seven aspects of both federalism and decentralization are used as variables for explaining differences in (1 … study adds to our knowledge on the transmission mechanisms of federalism and decentralization. -- federalism … ; decentralization ; fiscal federalism ; economic effects of constitutions ; constitutional economics …

principal component analysis, seven aspects of both federalism and decentralization are used as variables for explaining … degrees. This study adds to our knowledge on the transmission mechanisms of federalism and decentralization … effects of federalism by drawing on a simple dummy variable neglect potentially important institutional details. Based on a …