We investigate the relationship between homeownership and life as well as housing satisfaction. Using panel data from … Germany, we find that compared to renting, owning a home positively impacts housing satisfaction. Contrarily, we find no … significant effects on life satisfaction in the long-term. Analysing short-term effects in an event-study design, we show that …

Fiscal decentralization has been a fundamental aspect of China's transition to a market economy; and the country has … comprehensive review of China¡¯s experience in fiscal decentralization over the last decade, explore the impact of fiscal … reform. As the government is shifting the development policy towards building a harmonious society, aspects of the current …

This paper sheds light on the heavy financial burden on peasants in China's fiscal decentralization system. Using a … political economy framework, this paper explores the tax-farming nature of China's fiscally decentralized system and examines … hierarchy financed by a tax-farming system in China, fails to contain the exploitative behavior of local officials, which …

This paper sheds light on the heavy financial burden on peasants in China's fiscal decentralization system. Using a … political economy framework, this paper explores the tax-farming nature of China's fiscally decentralized system and examines … hierarchy financed by a tax-farming system in China, fails to contain the exploitative behavior of local officials, which …

China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper adopts a time approach, meaning the paper is organized by initiate … residents. The RCMS has achieved the initial goals of the policy reform: mitigating farmers' financial burden, increasing the … provides a brief and general image of the Chinese RCMS and helps people to understand the RCMS in China. …