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Reducing socio-economic differences between municipalities in Israel

Machlica, Gabriel - 2020

Despite being one of the smallest countries in the OECD, Israel is marked by significant socio-economic disparities, which have a clear spatial dimension. Ethnic and religious groups with weak socio-economic outcomes are not benefitting from the thriving high-tech sector in the centre of the...

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Deconstructing Canada's housing markets : finance, affordability urban sprawl

Cheung, Calista - 2014

House prices have increased significantly in Canada over the past decade, driving household debt and residential construction activity to historical highs. Although macro-prudential tightening has slowed the pace of household borrowing in the last few years, house prices have continued to trend...

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Fiscal decentralisation and income inequality : empirical evidence from OECD countries

Stossberg, Sibylle; Bartolini, David; Blöchliger, Hansjörg - 2016

This paper investigates the relationship between fiscal decentralisation and economy-wide disposable income inequality. Drawing on a dataset of up to 20 OECD countries over a period from 1996 to 2011, a regression analysis is performed, relating several indicators of national income inequality...

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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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Local public finances and municipal reform in Finland

André, Christophe; García, Clara - 2014

Finnish municipalities enjoy ample fiscal autonomy and provide or arrange the provision of a large share of public services. In recent years, their spending and debt has been increasing steadily, especially because of population ageing and increases in the cost of health care and social...

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Enhancing administrative and fiscal decentralisation in the Czech Republic

Sila, Urban; De la Maisonneuve, Christine - 2020

There is considerable regional variation in incomes and poverty in the Czech Republic and gaps have grown over time. With the highest number of municipalities per head in the OECD, subnational government is very fragmented and the resulting lack of capacity at the local level reduces the quality...

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Realising regional potentials through better market integration in China

Molnár, Margit - 2019

China’s regions have been experiencing impressive growth over the past decades, but their potentials could be better exploited by creating a single product and labour market. Local protectionism increases transaction costs and hinders competition, thereby taking a toll on productivity....

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Does decentralization of governance promote urban diversity? : evidence from Spain

Diaz-Lanchas, Jorge; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Mulder, Peter - 2019

various ways. We use the example of Spain to test empirically whether the decentralization of governance has been conducive to … specialized (diversified) if it is a regional capital. We argue that the link between decentralization and specialization patterns … in the urban system deserves more attention in the empirical literature on decentralization's impact on economic growth …

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The effectiveness of social protection for long-term care in old age : is social protection reducing the risk of poverty associated with care needs?

Oliveira Hashiguchi, Tiago Cravo; Llena-Nozal, Ana - 2020

As people grow old and their health deteriorates, they are likely to require help with everyday activities that were once second nature; they need what is commonly termed long-term care (LTC). With demand for LTC in old age expected to grow, OECD countries face significant challenges in balancing...

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Policies for inclusive and sustainable growth in Indonesia

Vujanovic, Petar - 2015

Indonesia has a very good record of poverty reduction, having halved its incidence over the past two decades. Nevertheless, almost 30 million people still live below the national poverty line, mostly in rural areas and in certain provinces. In order to make further progress in lifting these...

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