The incentive effect of fiscal equalization transfers on tax policy

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 477-497

  Buettner, Thiess ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiscal equalization; Fiscal federalism; Incentive effect of taxation; Regression discontinuity; Tax competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644454119     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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