, on intra-provincial inequality in China. While fiscal decentralization offers significant advantages regarding public … line with our theoretical hypotheses, we find that while fiscal decentralization at the sub-provincial level in China leads … decentralization in China. Overall, we provide evidence on the potential inequality costs of using fiscal decentralization as a …

decentralization in China, particularly in the recent years. More effective coordination is called upon to mitigate the unintended … outcome of fiscal decentralization without proper control in shaping urban hierarchy in China and the findings provide lessons … economics models do not fully capture the impact of political institutions, particularly fiscal decentralization, on urban size …

This paper analyzes the impact of political and fiscal decentralization on regional inequalities using a unique data … that decentralization decreases regional inequalities in general. However, estimations using an interaction variable … approach imply that the effect depends on the level of economic development. While rich countries benefit from decentralization …

The literature on China indicates that the concentration of economic activities in China is less than in other … workers are not able to take full advantage of the benefits from agglomeration economies. China is changing rapidly, however … institutional limitations in China against further agglomeration weaken, and that the consensus in the literature that "Chinese …

-driven entrepreneurship in China. We document strong positive entrepreneurial effects of local human capital resources and market size as well … agglomerations in China. We discuss policy implications that concern promotion of local innovation-driven entrepreneurship by …

Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off …

This paper explores the nuanced relationship between fiscal decentralization and fiscal sustainability. Employing panel … data analyses, it scrutinizes how decentralization influences fiscal discipline across different governmental levels …. Results for 185 countries show that while tax decentralization often hampers the degree of fiscal responsiveness, potentially …

workforce in cities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) along with its changes, and drew the following three conclusions …