New Evidence on the Effect of Fiscal Decentralization on the Size and Composition of Government Spending
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Keywords
fiscal federalism; subcentral fiscal autonomy; size of government; composition of government;JEL classification:
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
- H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
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