Globalization of economic activities and decentralization of government organization are occurring simultaneously. We … consider the implications of government decentralization for intra-national and international trade. Decentralization can … to inbound foreign direct investment suggest a stronger positive effect of decentralization on imports relative to …

The optimal degree of decentralization depends on the importance of inter-state externalities of local policies. We …

decentralization in OECD countries. Based on a theoretical framework, the empirical panel analysis relates the degree of public sector … decentralization to economic and European integration, controlling for inter-regional heterogeneity, economies of scale, and …

decentralization observed in the CIS region over the last two decades and develops a simple framework explaining the differences …