-transfers, which distorts the central-local distribution of resources. Applying the model to fiscal decentralization, we find when … decentralization widens local governments' fiscal gap, borrowings by both local and central governments rise. Quantitatively, fiscal … decentralization accounts for from 19 percent to 40 percent of changes in general government debt in Spain during 1988-2006. A …

's decentralization policies and also, in informing future policymaking. In particular, it highlights the importance of (i) a well …

This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel … data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels …. Results for 185 countries show that while tax decentralization often hampers the degree of fiscal responsiveness, potentially …

Fiscal decentralization is on the rise worldwide while barriers to factor and population mobility are declining … this combination of decentralization and mobility may have on political and economic outcomes. As these trends have become … models and data has taken on particular importance. Complex general equilibrium models of fiscal decentralization ultimately …