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Indicadores de desarrollo: El rol de la descentralización fiscal y la calidad de gobierno

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  • Ronald Miranda

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economía)

  • Leonel Muinelo-Gallo

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economía)

  • Martín Olivera

    (Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración. Instituto de Economía)

Abstract

This article provides an empirical analysis of the impact of fiscal decentralization and quality of government on various development indicators in a sample of 61 countries over the period 1995–2019. Specifically, three development indicators are considered: human development, income inequality, and educational inequality. Based on panel data analysis, our findings confirm that both quality of government and fiscal decentralization improve human development and reduce income and educational inequalities. Additionally, we observe a positive relationship between greater public expenditure decentralization and higher levels of human development, lower income and education inequality. Finally, we note that the effect of fiscal decentralization on human development is reversed as its degree increases.

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  • Ronald Miranda & Leonel Muinelo-Gallo & Martín Olivera, 2023. "Indicadores de desarrollo: El rol de la descentralización fiscal y la calidad de gobierno," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 23-10, Instituto de Economía - IECON.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulr:wpaper:dt-10-23
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    Keywords

    human development; inequality; decentralization; quality of government;
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    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General

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