decentralization in OECD countries. Based on a theoretical framework, the empirical panel analysis relates the degree of public sector … decentralization to economic and European integration, controlling for inter-regional heterogeneity, economies of scale, and …

This paper examines whether revenue decentralization and direct external financial supervision affect the incidence and …

This paper examines whether revenue decentralization and direct external financial supervision affect the incidence and …

line with the hypothesis that greater revenue decentralization (measured as sub-national governments’ share of own source …

line with the hypothesis that greater revenue decentralization (measured as sub-national governments' share of own source …

panel data and apply causal machine learning methods to identify the effects of decentralization on the statutory tax …

This paper studies how fiscal decentralization affects local services. It explores a 1993 reform that increased the … identification leverages cross-municipal variation in the degree of decentralization that stems from bombings during WWII …. Decentralization reduced local spending but expanded municipal services, such as nursery schools. These effects are larger in areas …

panel data and apply causal machine learning methods to identify the effects of decentralization on the statutory tax …