We investigate how lump-sum equalization transfers affect expenditures and taxes in the municipalities of the largest … German state North Rhine-Westphalia. In general, those general-purpose transfers cannot be treated as exogenous variables … instrumental variables. Findings suggest the existence of the "flypaper effect" - municipalities use transfers to increase …

We investigate how lump-sum equalization transfers affect expenditures and taxes in the municipalities of the largest … German state North Rhine-Westphalia. In general, those general-purpose transfers cannot be treated as exogenous variables … instrumental variables. Findings suggest the existence of the "flypaper effect" - municipalities use transfers to increase …

intergenerational transfers inter vivos allow us to study the importance of life course events for the chances of receiving transfers … their chances to receive a gift and the transfer amounts are considerably lower. In low status families, large transfers … sich besonders gut, um innerfamiliale Solidarität und Transfers aus einer lebensverlaufsbezogenen Perspektive zu …

This paper analyses in the framework of a 2-region economic geography model the impact of transfers on agglomeration of … increasing and afterwards decreasing transfers are necessary to avoid agglomeration. Due to these results east Germany's slowdown … of convergence may be a consequence of too less transfers and especially too less firm subsidies. Furthermore, if east …