Federalism and Decentralization – A Critical Survey of Frequently Used Indicators

The economic effects of federalism are unclear: some papers find that federalism has strong positive effects on a number of economically relevant variables, others find negative effects. The results often crucially hinge upon the proxies for federalism used. In this paper, we critically survey th...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 21-2008)
Main Authors:	Blume, Lorenz, Voigt, Stefan
Format:	Work
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2008
Subjects:	Federalism Wirtschaft Fiscal federalism Decentralization Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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