We identify a number of elements of the current Spanish system of regional financing that do not conform satisfactorily to the principles of equity, autonomy and efficiency that should inspire its design. Our main conclusion is that although the system presents a series of shortcomings that...

This note contains some addenda to a recent paper (de la Fuente, 2010) that analyzed the new Spanish system of regional financing and estimated its financial results for 2009. The note updates my previous estimates using the information contained in the recently published liquidation of the...

La reforma del sistema de financiación autonómica ha supuesto un complejo cambio en la operativa de funcionamiento del sistema cuya aplicación gradual va a impedir conocer resultados definitivos del modelo hasta 2012, momento en el que ya se habrán incorporado todos los recursos adicionales...

En este trabajo se analiza el papel del Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial (FCI) en el escenario del nuevo sistema de financiación autonómica de 2009. Se plantea una propuesta de reforma para lograr su objetivo en el contexto de crisis económica, con la perspectiva conjunta de los fondos...

En este trabajo se presenta una metodología que permite estimar la función de costes implícita en la fórmula de reparto de la financiación sanitaria utilizando datos de gasto autonómico y controlando por la financiación total de cada comunidad. Aunque los resultados no son tan precisos...

The central and regional governments of Spain have recently reached an agreement to reform the regional financing system. This paper describes the structure of the new system and provides preliminary estimates of its initial financial results. It also identifies some shortcomings of the new model.

This note contains some addenda to a recent paper (de la Fuente, 2009) that analyzed the new Spanish system of regional financing on the basis of the agreement between the central and regional Governments reached last July. The note updates my previous discussion after examining the bill that...

In spring 2006, Massachusetts enacted legislation to ensure universal health insurance coverage to all residents. The legislation was a hybrid of ideas from across the political spectrum, promoted by a moderately conservative Republican governor with national political aspirations, and passed by...

The success of a lottery product is essentially linked to the design of the game, that is the structure of prizes offered to players, and the competitive universe of betting markets in which it is embedded. In this paper, we analyze the quot;deathquot; of the French 6/49 lotto in October 2008...

We analyze the demand of the Euromillions lottery tickets, a European lotto-like game launched in 2004 and played simultaneously in nine countries with the same rules and the same draws. Using the effective price methodology, we show that price elasticities are very different across countries....