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The Federal Approach to Fiscal Decentralisation : Conceptual Contours for Policy Makers

Sharma, Chanchal Kumar - 2006

Chanchal Kumar Sharma,in his paper demonstrates that in order for fiscal decentralisation to be effective, it must be approached federally. A federal approach is not a decentralised approach but a dynamically balanced approach; one that constantly keeps on adjusting the contrasting forces of...

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Enhancing Expenditure Control with a Decentralised Public Sector in Denmark

Daugaard, Steen - 2002

This paper analyses of some the key aspects of public expenditure policy in Denmark. The public expenditure to GDP ratio has abated markedly since the mid-1990s, reflecting both cyclical gains and the return on structural reforms. Nevertheless, the underlying upward pressure on government...

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Does size matter? The productivity of government : expenditures and the size of states : evidence from India

Haasnoot, Cornelis W. - 2016

Some politicians argue for the splitting and combining of states to increase government productivity, but there is a dearth of empirical evidence on the optimal size of a state. Using data from Indian states, I test a model of the optimal size of the state. I find that size and preference...

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A fiscal capacity for the euro area : lessons from existing fiscal-federal systems

Burriel, Pablo; Chronis, Panagiotis; Freier, Maximilian; … - 2020

After the financial and economic crisis in Europe, a broad consensus has emerged that a stronger fiscal dimension may be needed to complete the architecture of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). This paper analyses the performance of interregional transfers in existing fiscal-federal systems,...

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Towards a European constitution : fiscal federalism and the allocation of economic competences

Stehn, Jürgen - 2002

The paper analyzes one important aspect of the constitutional debate: the allocation of econornie competences between the EU and the mernber states. It takes the theory of fiscal federalism as a starting point for an optimal allocation of economic competences. The main message of the theory is...

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Redistributing income under fiscal vertical imbalance

Bouton, Laurent (contributor); Gassner, Marjorie (contributor) - 2005 - September 2005, revised January 2007

From the literature on decentralization, it appears that the fiscal vertical imbalance is somehow inherent to multi …

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Electoral Competition as a Determinant of Fiscal Decentralization

Jametti, Mario; Joanis, Marcelin - CESifo - 2011

Fiscal decentralization is high on the agenda in policy fora. This paper empirically investigates the underlying causes … of fiscal decentralization, based on the predictions of a simple political economy model. We argue that the likeliness … support the relevance of political factors as determinants of fiscal decentralization. The relationship between central …

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Fitness landscape and tax planning: NK model for fiscal federalism

Faggini, Marisa; Parziale, Anna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Economic models of Fiscal Federalism, according to different settings, are generally linear and static, offering unique and deterministic solutions starting with simplifying assumptions. This paper rises from the idea to investigate how the decision-makers, abandoning their traditional economic...

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Conditional grants to independent regional governments: The trade-off between incentives and wasteful grant-seeking

Bischoff, Ivo; Blaeschke, Frédéric - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2010

The paper addresses the welfare implications of conditional grants in the presence of inefficiencies in regional production. While conditional grants may set incentives for regions to reduce inefficiencies, resources are wasted in the process of grant-seeking. We provide a theoretical model to...

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Electoral Competition as a Determinant of Fiscal Decentralization

Jametti, Mario; Joanis, Marcelin - USI Università della Svizzera italiana - 2011

Fiscal decentralization is high on the agenda in policy fora. This paper empirically investigates the underlying causes … of Â…fiscal decentralization, based on the predictions of a simple political economy model. We argue that the likeliness … democracies support the relevance of political factors as determinants of fiÂ…scal decentralization. The relationship between …

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