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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मुख्य लेखक: Stehn, Sven Jari
अन्य लेखक: Fedelino, Annalisa
स्वरूप: पत्रिका
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
श्रृंखला:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/124
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:Full text available on IMF