decentralization on economic growth. Much of the traditional literature focuses on the efficiency aspects of a decentralized provision … of public services. However, decentralization may also increase growth by raising the ability of the political system to … innovate and carry out reforms. On the contrary, some authors argue that decentralization increases corruption and government …

The literature on the economics of fiscal decentralization stresses the potential for both positive and negative … empirical evidence by testing for a relationship between fiscal decentralization and changes in indicators of the quality of … governance in a cross-section of developed and developing economies. We find that greater fiscal decentralization is associated …

,000 observations of individuals living in 29 European countries. Our results reveal that political and fiscal decentralization have a … positive and significant effect on individuals' overall happiness. Fiscal decentralization also exerts a significant effect on … effect of political decentralization on these variables is more limited. The results show that citizens seem to be happier …

The literature on the economics of fiscal decentralization stresses the potential for both positive and negative … empirical evidence by testing for a relationship between fiscal decentralization and changes in indicators of the quality of … governance in a cross-­section of developed and developing economies. We find that greater fiscal decentralization is …

This paper uses cross-national data to examine the effects of different dimensions of decentralization on the … expenditure and revenue sides of their activities, is what really matters in determining the effect of decentralization on … conducted, thus corroborating that they are not driven by the potential endogeneity of decentralization policies. …