Fiscal decentralization and government quality in the OECD

Using indicators of fiscal decentralization which control for intergovernmental transfers and grants, it is shown that decentralization has a positive impact on government quality but that this positive effect is mitigated in the presence of regional elections and multi-level government. ►We estimat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economics letters 2011-06, Vol.111 (3), p.191-193
Hauptverfasser:	Kyriacou, Andreas P., Roca-Sagalés, Oriol
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cross-national analysis Decentralization Economic models Fiscal administration Fiscal decentralization Fiscal policy Government policy Industrialized nations Multi-level government Panel data Quality of government Quality of government Fiscal decentralization Multi-level government Panel data Quality standards Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	Using indicators of fiscal decentralization which control for intergovernmental transfers and grants, it is shown that decentralization has a positive impact on government quality but that this positive effect is mitigated in the presence of regional elections and multi-level government. ►We estimate the impact of fiscal decentralization on government quality in OECD countries. ►We use indicators of fiscal decentralization which control for intergovernmental grants and transfers. ►Fiscal decentralization improves government quality but not in the presence of sub-national elections or multi-tier government structures.
ISSN:	0165-1765 1873-7374
DOI:	10.1016/j.econlet.2011.02.019