Local public works and intergovernmental transfers under asymmetric information

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 353-375

  Besfamille, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bidimensional asymmetric information; Contracts; Fiscal federalism; Intergovernmental transfers; Local public works

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142087677     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(02)00164-0     Document Type: Article

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