a world trend towards decentralization while the average government size has not changed …

This paper adds to the literature by utilizing improved data on tax revenue decentralization to re-examine the … relationship between fiscal decentralization and the size of government. An econometric analysis using panel data from 18 OECD … countries shows that fiscal decentralization matters for both the size and composition of government spending. Tax revenue …

KOF globalization index, we argue that existing studies suffer from an omitted variable problem. Using Bayesian Averaging … by Fölster and Henrekson (2001), covering the period 1970-1995. We find clear evidence that globalization has a positive … idea that countries with big government can use institutional quality such as economic freedom and globalization to …

This paper explores the link between fiscal decentralization and government size in Latin America. While most related … potential for decentralization to aggravate the common pool problem. In addition to the degree of expenditure decentralization … borrowing autonomy. We find that decentralization tends to produce larger governments, but this effect is particularly important …

The aim of this study is to empirically assess the relationship among government size, decentralization and economic … the degree of fiscal decentralization. In particular, according to our estimates on the specific Italian case, the optimal … degree of decentralization is around 32%, while the optimal government size value is approximately 52% …

of government decentralization on corruption. Previous research has focused primarily on fiscal decentralization. We … the state. Results show that government decentralization does not necessarily reduce corruption – the type of … decentralization matters. Specifically, we find that more general-purpose governments consistently contribute to corruption. In …

This study analyses a possible reason behind the ambiguous relationship between fiscal decentralization and government …, thereby increasing the level of aggregate government spending through fiscal decentralization. It is tested by employing a … comes into the picture, it dilutes the negative association, which is suggestive of the fact that fiscal decentralization …

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 …, the theory's main insight being that the central government's electoral strength should, all else being equal, decrease …