Fiscal Incentive Effects of the German Equalization System /

Does reliance on transfers weaken fiscal discipline and encourage pro-cyclical fiscal policies in recipient subnational governments? Using fiscal reaction functions for a panel of the German Lander, this paper finds a positive answer to both questions. Net-recipient states (Lander, benefiting from t...

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1. Verfasser: Stehn, Sven Jari
Weitere Verfasser: Fedelino, Annalisa
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/124
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF