change in policy allows estimation of the impact of altered federalism. By looking at how states reacted to their enhanced … with significantly lower student achievement growth. As a result, this readjustment of federalism to decision making by … lower levels appeared to lower national achievement. The snapshot of federalism impacts here is a lower bound on the effects …

of regulation and is perhaps the most significant decentralization in U.S. environmental policy. However, few studies … to increase the stringency of regulation. This evidence points to desirable effects of decentralization. …

the literature on the role of intergovernmental grants in systems of fiscal federalism. Second, we provide an updated look … directions for future research on the economics of fiscal federalism and the role of intergovernmental grants as policy …

the federal and state governments with such voluntary decentralization. The model suggests that the federal government may …