Applying the Secondary Standard Deviations method, this book analyzes how to specify the stability or instability in resource allocation under long-term multidimensional public policies. The book proposes a method for characterizing the dynamics of resource allocation, as well as a calculation...

This book compiles huge information, maybe the largest in Spain, about the Spanish decentralization process. Even if the decentralization is still a working issue in Spain, we can say that the main a most important footstep took place during the period 1984-1998. This is precisely the period...

This paper uses new data on fiscal transparency for a cross-section of countries; these data possess several advantages. First, the data are based on in-depth reports using a standardized methodology and protocol. Second, this study covers 82 countries, more than previous comparable studies....

The influence of politics on economic policy is not fully understood. The challenge to ensure political inclusiveness and economic prosperity remains. Perhaps, one way to attain this objective is by increasing political competition. This paper gathers empirical evidence from Pakistan, a country...

This paper analyzes the impact of Mapa- Regalías on efficiency in the execution of public investment projects in Colombia. MapaRegalías is an online platform that displays geo-referenced information and data on royalties coming from the extractives sector. The purpose of the platform is to...

This paper analyzes the impact of MapaRegalías on efficiency in the execution of public investment projects in Colombia. MapaRegalías is an online platform that displays geo-referenced information and data on royalties coming from the extractives sector. The purpose of the platform is to...

Die Forderung nach höherer Transparenz und besserer Wirkungsorientierung von Subventionen ist ein finanzpolitischer Evergreen, der mit der Schuldenbremse und der Forderung nach langfristiger Tragfähigkeit der Finanzpolitik, zusätzliche Dringlichkeit erhält. Die im Auftrag des...

Vor dem Hintergrund der FinanzausgleichsÜberprüfungspflichten für das Ausgleichsjahr 2016 fertigte das FiFo im Auftrag des Ministeriums für Finanzen des Landes Brandenburg eine finanzwissenschaftliche Begutachtung des brandenburgischen kommunalen Finanzausgleichs an. Schwerpunkte der...

Ziel des vom FiFo angefertigten Gutachtens zum kommunalen Finanzausgleich in Bayern ist die Untersuchung der Ergebnisgerechtigkeit der geltenden Regelungen zur Berechnung der Gemeindeschlüsselzuweisungen sowie der Systematik des geltenden Verteilungsschlüssels. Neben einem Überblick über den...

Purpose: Small state studies has emerged as a discipline, and this discipline has been initially dominated mainly by the issues of vulnerability and a lack of capacities of small states, although these issues have been gradually replaced by the discussions on the potential opportunities of small...