The objective of this paper is to examine the simultaneous relationship between fiscal decentralization, economic … that the significant relationship does exist between fiscal decentralization, economic growth, and human development from … decentralization, respectively. These results hold true with alternative estimation methods and sub-indexes of decentralization …

This paper revisits the relationship between fiscal decentralization and economic growth by addressing the endogeneity … argue are strong and consistent instruments for fiscal decentralization. Empirically, we find that indeed both instruments … expenditure or revenue shares - the conventional measures of decentralization - will increase GDP per capita growth by …