Universitat de Barcelona
2017-10-09T12:42:50Z
2017-10-09T12:42:50Z
2012
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of revenue decentralization on the provision of infrastructure at the sub-national level. We estimate the effects of revenue decentralization and earmarked grant financing on the level of sub-national infrastructure investment in 20 European countries over the period 1990-2009. The results are interpreted in light of the predictions of the theory on fiscal federalism. We find that it is sub-national infrastructure investment that increases after revenue decentralization and not investment in redistribution. However, the effect of revenue decentralization is lower the higher the use of earmarked grants to fund infrastructure investment.
Working document
English
Descentralització administrativa; Federalisme; Anàlisi de dades de panel; Administració fiscal; Decentralization in government; Federalism; Panel analysis; Tax administration and procedure
Institut d’Economia de Barcelona
Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.ieb.ub.edu/2012022157/ieb/ultimes-publicacions
IEB Working Paper 2012/32
[WP E-IEB12/32]
cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Kappeler et al., 2012
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
