Advanced search
Publication Cover
Applied Economics Letters Volume 25, 2018 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
231
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Article

Decentralization and sectoral expenditures in Europe

Michele CinceraECARES, DULBEA-CERT, Université Libre de Bruxelles and CEPR, Brussels, Belgium
,
Antonio EstacheECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
&
Alexander WolfECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8633-9106
ORCID Icon
Pages 167-171 | Published online: 30 Mar 2017

References

  • Achen, C. 2000. “Why Lagged Dependent Variables Can Suppress the Explanatory Power of Other Independent Variables.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Papers Science Association, Chicago, April 27-29.
  • Alonso, J., J. Clifton, and D. Díaz-Fuentes. 2015. “Did New Public Management Matter? An Empirical Analysis of the Outsourcing and Decentralization Effects on Public Sector Size.” Public Management Review 17: 643–660. doi:10.1080/14719037.2013.822532.
  • Blundell, R., and S. Bond. 1998. “Initial Conditions and Moment Restrictions in Dynamic Panel Data Models.” Journal of Econometrics 87: 115–143. doi:10.1016/S0304-4076(98)00009-8.
  • Brennan, G., and J. Buchanan. 1980. The Power to Tax: Analytic Foundations of a Fiscal Constitution. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Busemeyer, M. 2008. “The Impact of Fiscal Decentralisation on Education and Other Types of Spending.” Swiss Political Science Review 14 (3): 451–481. doi:10.1002/spsr.2008.14.issue-3.
  • Cassette, A., and S. Paty. 2010. “Fiscal Decentralization and the Size of Government: A European Country Empirical Analysis.” Public Choice 143 (1–2): 173–189. doi:10.1007/s11127-009-9496-x.
  • Del Granado, F., J. Martinez-Vazquez, and R. McNab. 2005. “Fiscal Decentralization and the Functional Composition of Public Expenditures.” International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
  • Ebel, R., and S. Yilmaz. 2002. “On the Measurement and Impact of Fiscal Decentralization.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2809. Washington, DC.
  • Estache, A. 1994. Does Decentralization Reveal the Real Preferences for Sector Specific Public Expenditures? Brussels: mimeo, ECARES, ULB.
  • Estache, A., and S. Sinha. 1995. Does Decentralization Increase Public Infrastructure Expenditure? In Decentralizing Infrastructure: Advantages and Limitations, edited by A. Estache, 63–80. World Bank Discussion Paper No 290. Washington, DC.
  • Grisorio, M., and F. Prota. 2013. “The Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on the Composition of Public Expenditure: Panel Data Evidence from Italy.” Regional Studies 49 (12): 1–6.
  • Hayek, F. 1945. “The Use of Knowledge in Society.” The American Economic Review 35 (4): 519–530.
  • Marlow, M. 1988. “Fiscal Decentralization and Government Size.” Public Choice 56 (3): 259–269. doi:10.1007/BF00130275.
  • Oates, W. 1985. “Searching for Leviathan: An Empirical Study.” The American Economic Review 75 (4): 748–757.
  • Oates, W. 2005. “Toward a Second-Generation Theory of Fiscal Federalism.” International Tax and Public Finance 12 (4): 349–373. doi:10.1007/s10797-005-1619-9.
  • Prud’Homme, R. 1995. “The Dangers of Decentralization.” The World Bank Research Observer 10 (2): 201–220. doi:10.1093/wbro/10.2.201.
  • Rodden, J. 2003. “Reviving Leviathan: Fiscal Federalism and the Growth of Government.” International Organization 57 (04): 695–729. doi:10.1017/S0020818303574021.
  • Schaffer, M., and S. Stillman. 2011. “Xtoverid: Stata Module to Calculate Tests of Overidentifying Restrictions after Xtreg, Xtivreg, Xtivreg2, Xthtaylor.” Statistical Software Components, S456779.
  • Stegarescu, D. 2005. “Public Sector Decentralization: Measurement Concepts and Recent International Trends.” Fiscal Studies 26 (3): 301–333. doi:10.1111/j.1475-5890.2005.00014.x.
  • Stein, E. 1999. “Fiscal Decentralization and Government Size in Latin America.” Journal of Applied Economics 2 (2): 357–391.
  • Tiebout, C. 1956. “A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures.” The Journal of Political Economy 64 (5): 416–424. doi:10.1086/257839.
  • Treisman, D. 2002. Defining and Measuring Decentralization: A Global Perspective. UCLA, LA: mimeo. .
  • Yeung, R. 2009. “The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on the Size of Government: A Meta-Analysis.” Public Budgeting & Finance 29 (4): 1–23. doi:10.1111/pbaf.2009.29.issue-4.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Supercharge Your Next Research Paper: Research and write your next paper with Jenni AI.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.