The Decentralization Theorem (Oates, 1972) is central to the discussion of fiscal federalism. We revisit the role of … consumption spillovers in evaluating the merits of (de)centralization. Unlike the general prediction, a higher degree of … spillovers may reduce the difference in utility of centralization and decentralization. The non-monotonicity result relates to …

This paper empirically studies the impact of decentralization on foreign aid effectiveness. For this purpose, we … decentralization. Our panel estimations reveal that fiscal decentralization negatively impacts aid effectiveness, while measures of … political decentralization have no significant effect or even a positive one. This result is robust for grants and overall ODA …

This paper empirically studies the impact of decentralization on foreign aid effectiveness. For this purpose, we … decentralization. Our panel estimations reveal that fiscal decentralization negatively impacts aid effectiveness, while measures of … political decentralization have no significant effect or even a positive one. This result is robust for grants and overall ODA …

propose an approach aimed at exploring the aggregate effect of decentralization on corruption. In this context, we analyze the …) decentralisation is associated with lower corruption. However, we also find that constitutional decentralisation (federalism) is … empirical work may grossly overestimate de aggregate impact of decentralization and corruption. …

. Building on insights provided by the “second generation” wave of research on fiscal federalism, this paper proposes a unified … model to account for this. The idea is that decentralization serves as a commitment device to ensure that ex post chose … the decentralization process in China in 1980-1990s, as well as the fact that government decentralization is generally …

decentralization, federalism, and aggregate decentralization. Our results show that fiscal and administrative decentralization are …Adding to the literature on the effects of government decentralization, this paper uses a large sample of individual … study the relative influences of different types of decentralization, including fiscal decentralization, administrative …

levels of government. The paper focuses on how countries made changes to the configuration of federalism during the first … enhanced role of the executive branch (“executive federalism”), the use of centres of government for vertical coordination, as …

This paper explores the potential consequences of the fiscal decentralization influence on the political corruption … from Romania. We analyze the particularities of corruption at the main levels of the public administration and in the … historical regions of Romania. We conclude the corruption from the central and the local levels of administration could be …

fiscal decentralization had a significant effect on the level of corruption, government internal audit and law enforcement … of fiscal decentralization on the level of corruption. This research was conducted to examine and analyze the factors …This research is a quantitative study which aims to examine the level of corruption in the Indonesian local government …