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An Essay on Fiscal Federalism

Oates, Wallace E·1999·Journal of Economic Literature
DOI 10.1257/jel.37.3.1120
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This paper is a selective survey of fiscal federalism. It begins with a brief review and some reflections on the traditional theory of fiscal federalism: the assignment of functions to levels of government, the welfare gains from fiscal decentralization, and the use of fiscal instruments. It then explores a series of important topics that are the subject of current research: laboratory federalism, interjurisdictional competition and environmental federalism, the political economy of fiscal federalism, market-preserving federalism, and fiscal decentralization in the developing and transitional economies.

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Authors
Oates, W. E.
Venue
Journal of Economic Literature
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
1999-09-01
Volume
37
Issue
3
Pages
1120-1149
ISSN
0022-0515 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/jel.37.3.1120
OpenAlex
W2150679261
Cited by
3,376
References
45
FWCI
238.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
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