Fiscal federalism and long-run macroeconomic performance: A survey of recent research

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-243

  Feld, Lars P ^a   Schnellenbach, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FEDERAL SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MACROECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

EID: 79958806374     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1054r     Document Type: Article

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