What drives vertical fiscal interactions? Evidence from the 1980 Crude Oil Windfall Act
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.10.004
Abstract: In economies with multi-level governments, why would a change in the fiscal rule of a government in one level lead to a fiscal response by a government in a different level? The literature focused primarily… read more here.
Keywords: vertical fiscal; 1980 crude; oil windfall; fiscal interactions ... See more keywords
Fiscal interactions in the short and the long run: evidence from German reunification
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DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lby068
Abstract: This paper uses the quasi-experiment of Germany’s reunification to test for strategic interactions in local taxation. After reunification, East-German municipalities were allowed to choose, for the first time in decades, local business and property tax… read more here.
Keywords: german municipalities; tax rates; evidence; fiscal interactions ... See more keywords