Fiscal Federalism in Europe : Is it a Necessary Precondition for a Successful European Economic and Monetary Integration? /

An important question in the process of European integration concerns the best institutional level for stabilization policies. The theory of fiscal federalism gives criteria for evaluating if fiscal stabilization policies should take place on a centralized or on a decentralized level. This paper fir...

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Main Author: Berthold, Norbert
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/074
Online Access:Full text available on IMF