In this paper it is shown that in the design of a system of intergovernmental transfers based on fiscal capacities and fiscal needs it is important not to create perverse incentives for the sub-national governments. Several proposals for Argentina assume that the tax-rate elasticities of the tax...

This paper investigates, empirically, the voters` choices as a mechanism of control of the municipal governments in Argentina. In particular, the paper explores the question of whether voters choose to support the political party in office based on its fiscal performance while in office. After a...

Interactions between observed and unobserved determinants of educational success imply that the former have a heterogeneous effect on performance. To quantify these interactions, a quantile regression model is estimated using a database of students at public universities in Argentina. The...

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una síntesis de los perfiles municipales para lograr un mejor conocimiento del sector municipal en los países de América Latina (incluye el Cono Sur, la Región Andina, Centroamérica y México), como paso previo para evaluar y diseñar políticas y...

This research reports the results of a survey carried out by the Department of Economics of the National University of La Plata. Subjects were 4676 regular students of the school who participated on a voluntay basis. We have estimated the determinants of the students' performance. To this aim we...

This paper studies the connection between economic policy and electoral outcomes. In particular, it analyzes the impact of the conflict between the agro-manufacturing sector and the national government on the congressional elections for national deputies in the 134 municipalities of the province...

Este es un estudio del financiamiento de los gobiernos municipales en la Argentina. Presenta el número y tamaño de las municipalidades en Argentina, la estructura vertical del sector público e indicadores sintéticos del tamaño del sector público municipal y de correspondencia fiscal a...