In this paper, we study the question whether suburbs should help finance the core public services of their central cities. We review three arguments that have been offered in favor of suburbs’ fiscal assistance to their central cities. First, the central city provides public services that...

This paper studies a conditional block grant that Dutch municipalities receive for welfare-to-work programs. Many municipalities do not fully use this grant, although programs are beneficial for them. We argue that municipalities incur expenses to use the grant. If these costs are substantial,...

Der vorliegenden Bericht geht nach der Darstellung der Strukturprobleme der sächsischen Kommunalfinanzen auf die Verteilungswirkungen des bestehenden Schlüsselzuweisungssystem ein. In weiteren Kapiteln wird die Bestimmung der Finanzausgleichsmasse sowie die Aufteilung der Gesamtschlüsselmasse...