Federal tax-transfer policy and intergovernmental pre-commitment

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-31

  Koethenbuerger, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commitment; Common agency; Fiscal federalism; Tax competition; Transfer policy

Indexed keywords

EXPENDITURE; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FISCAL POLICY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 44249083264     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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