Recent theoretical research suggest that yardstick competition may be biased by the presence of fiscal disparities between local governments and that fiscal equalization may help in correcting this bias. This paper provides an empirical test of these theoretical predictions by means of a laboratory experiment
22 pagesThe significance of yardstick competition among governments is now confirmed with regard to ...
"This study reports theory-testing laboratory experiments on the effect of yardstick competition on ...
This paper uses Italian local government data to test for fiscal interaction arising from yardstick ...
Recent theoretical research suggest that yardstick competition may be biased by the presence of fisc...
Recent theoretical research suggest that yardstick competition may be biased by the presence of fisc...
The theory of political yardstick competition states that a comparison of public service levels and ...
International audienceThis paper aims at testing the existence of yardstick competition by estimatin...
This paper aims at testing yardstick competition among the local jurisdictions of the Walloon Region...
This paper aims at testing yardstick competition among the local jurisdictions of the Walloon Region...
This study reports theory-testing laboratory experiments on the effect of yardstick competition on c...
We consider local jurisdictions where rent-seeking administrators undertake identical infrastructure...
Politicians are disciplined through the electoral system. But this is often not enough to eliminate ...
Citizens pay taxes in order to enjoy public services. But because they do not know the public produc...
Citizens pay taxes in order to enjoy public services. But because they do not know the public produc...
International audienceThis paper tests the consistency between the responsibility and the yardstick ...
22 pagesThe significance of yardstick competition among governments is now confirmed with regard to ...
"This study reports theory-testing laboratory experiments on the effect of yardstick competition on ...
This paper uses Italian local government data to test for fiscal interaction arising from yardstick ...
Recent theoretical research suggest that yardstick competition may be biased by the presence of fisc...
Recent theoretical research suggest that yardstick competition may be biased by the presence of fisc...
The theory of political yardstick competition states that a comparison of public service levels and ...
International audienceThis paper aims at testing the existence of yardstick competition by estimatin...
This paper aims at testing yardstick competition among the local jurisdictions of the Walloon Region...
This paper aims at testing yardstick competition among the local jurisdictions of the Walloon Region...
This study reports theory-testing laboratory experiments on the effect of yardstick competition on c...
We consider local jurisdictions where rent-seeking administrators undertake identical infrastructure...
Politicians are disciplined through the electoral system. But this is often not enough to eliminate ...
Citizens pay taxes in order to enjoy public services. But because they do not know the public produc...
Citizens pay taxes in order to enjoy public services. But because they do not know the public produc...
International audienceThis paper tests the consistency between the responsibility and the yardstick ...
22 pagesThe significance of yardstick competition among governments is now confirmed with regard to ...
"This study reports theory-testing laboratory experiments on the effect of yardstick competition on ...
This paper uses Italian local government data to test for fiscal interaction arising from yardstick ...