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The impact of local decentralization on economic growth : evidence from U.S. counties
Hammond, George W.; Tosun, Mehmet Serkan - 2009
We analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on U.S. county population, employment, and real income growth. Our …. Our results suggest that local government decentralization matters differently for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan … counties. -- Fiscal decentralization ; metropolitan ; nonmetropolitan ; population ; employment ; income ; spatial econometrics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919883
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Regional convergence in Russia : estimating a neoclassical growth model
Lehmann, Hartmut; Oščepkov, Aleksej Ju.; Silvagni, … - 2020
In this paper, we study convergence in per capita gross regional products across Russian regions in the period from 1996 to 2017. To this purpose, we estimate growth equations, which are directly derived from a neoclassical growth model, augmented with human capital and migration. To our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183996
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421250
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Decentralisation to promote Regional Development in Indonesia
Vujanovic, Petar Declan - 2017
In 1998 Indonesia embarked on an ambitious course of decentralisation. Over a period of a few years, facilitated by financial transfers from the central government, responsibility for many public services and administrative tasks were devolved to local authorities. This process is continuing....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011700222
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Identifying and disentangling the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; … - 2019
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107011
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Public finance, government spending and economic growth : the case of local governments in Italy
Agasisti, Tommaso; Barra, Cristian; Zotti, Roberto - 2020 - This version: October 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012387469
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Public finance, government spending and economic growth : the case of local governments in Italy
Agasisti, Tommaso; Barra, Cristian; Zotti, Roberto - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012317586
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The dynamics of redistribution, inequality and growth across China’s regions
Yang, Xiaoliang; Barros, Lucy; Matthews, Kent; Meenagh, … - 2023
China's fast growth has been accompanied by rising regional inequality, triggering debate over a policy trade-off between aggregate growth and equity. We set out a three-region model of China in which local government behavior affects local TFP dynamics, and regional inequality itself generates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014456599
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Evaluating multiple spatial dimensions of economic growth in Brazil using spatial panel data models (1970 - 2000)
Resende, Guilherme Mendes; Carvalho, Alexandre Ywata de; … - 2013
The goal of this paper is to evaluate the results of regional economic growth estimates at multiple spatial scales using spatial panel data models. The spatial scales examined are minimum comparable areas, micro-regions, meso-regions and states over the period between 1970 and 2000. Alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009746455
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Evaluating multiple spatial dimensionsof economic growth in Brazil using spatial panel data models (1970-2000)
Resende, Guilherme Mendes; Carvalho, Alexandre Ywata de; … - 2015
The goal of this paper is to evaluate the results of regional economic growth estimates at multiple spatial scales using spatial panel data models. The spatial scales examined are minimum comparable areas, micro-regions, meso-regions and states over the period between 1970 and 2000. Alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012056555