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Hessami, Zohal - 2014

This paper exploits a natural experiment in Hesse where a reform of the electoral rule from mayor appointment by the local council towards direct mayor elections was introduced during a phase-in period from 1993 to 1998. The end of the term of the last appointed mayor varies across...

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Distributional consequences of political representation : conference paper

Maaser, Nicola; Stratmann, Thomas - 2014

We investigate the geographical concentration of representatives and the distribution of fiscal transfers both theoretically and empirically. We develop a model which predicts that funds to an area are positively correlated with the number of representatives residing in that area. Our empirical...

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Reforming intergovernmental fiscal relations and the rebuilding of Indonesia : the 'big bang' program and its economic consequences

Alm, James (contributor); … - 2004

Indonesia is currently facing some severe challenges, both in political affairs and in economic management. One of … these challenges is the recently enacted decentralization program, now well underway, which promises to have some wide … scholars, that take a hard, objective look at the many effects of decentralization on economic and political issues in …

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Reforming intergovernmental fiscal relations and the rebuilding of Indonesia : the 'big bang' program and its economic consequences ; [papers originally presented at a Conference E...

Alm, James (ed.); Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge (contributor); … - 2004

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Politik und Wirtschaft in den neunziger Jahren : empirische Untersuchungen zur neuen politischen Ökonomie

Neck, Reinhard (ed.); Blankart, Charles B. (contributor); … - 1996

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Fiscal equalization, tax salience, and tax competition : conference paper

Altemeyer-Bartscher, Martin - 2014

This paper analyzes the efficiency consequences of local revenue policies if jurisdictions try to attenuate the pressures of inter-regional competition for mobile factors by substituting attention-grabbing tax instruments that spotlight an additional tax burden with rather inconspicuous ones. We...

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Fiscal federalism and tax enforcement : conference paper

Bönke, Timm; Jochimsen, Beate; Schröder, Carsten - 2014 - Preliminary version

In many federations, fiscal equalization schemes soften fiscal imbalances across the member states. Such schemes usually imply that a member state internalizes only a small fraction of the additional tax revenue from an expansion of the state-specific tax base, while the remainder of the...

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Revenue autonomy preference in German state parliaments : conference paper

Heinemann, Friedrich; Janeba, Eckhard; Moessinger, … - 2013

Federal states in Germany are characterized by low fiscal autonomy. Equalization systems in place balance revenue differences to a considerable extent and states cannot independently set taxes of any major relevance. Although these features of German federalism are notorious for their...

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General revenue sharing and decentralization

Scheffer, Walter F. (contributor) - 1976

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Proceedings of a colloquium on devolution: the new federalism : September 12, 1997

In: New England economic review (1998), pp. 1-83

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