between the federal and state governments in such a scheme of partial decentralization. Our model suggests that the …

, this paper argues that decentralization can have a positive impact on the so-called triggers and accelerators (short- and …

The growing research on fiscal and political federalism in economics (as well as rational choice political science …

The political blessings of federalism are the core of our discussion. These benefits are operationalized as the … different cases, we conclude that the political force of the decentralization-theorem (Oates) is a sole and inverse function of …. Next, the question is addressed how the gains from federalism react to variations in the number of regions: Measured as the …

Decentralization reforms typically lead to the coexistence of multiple tiers of government in a given policy area. To … analyze the welfare effects of such partial decentralization, this paper develops a political agency model in which two levels … decentralization is desirable only if the benefits of vertical complementarity in public good provision outweigh the costs of reduced …

conflicts and endogenous decentralization, dealing with the structure and borders of jurisdictions. …

The paper is concerned with what Albert Breton, in his theory of competitive federalism has called vertical competition … government playing the role of a monitor. As is illustrated by the decentralization experience in France, a lively vertical …

political bargaining is disregarded. With bargaining, however, the first best can often be achieved under decentralization, but … final project size under decentralization. …

This paper puts forward a framework for evaluating the effects of governmental decentralization on the shadow economy … and corruption. The theoretical analysis demonstrates that decentralization exerts both a direct and an indirect impact on … the shadow economy and corruption. Firstly, decentralization helps to mitigate government-induced distortions, thus …